By Kimaya
Singh
We all know
the potential for yoga as a practice in the life of adults. We have experienced
such positive changes in our own lives, through incorporating yoga into our
daily or weekly routines. The same benefits can regularly be seen in our
classes, and it is one of the more fulfilling aspects of teaching the
discipline.
When it
comes to children, could yoga hold the key to improving their physical and
emotional health?
The
Struggles Of Childhood
Children are
facing an increase in stress in the modern age. A reliance on technology, a
sedentary lifestyle, and dietary recommendations that may have been based on
faulty science has led to a health crisis. Obesity and related condition, such
as Type II diabetes, are rampant in our youth.
In addition,
high stress puts undo strain on our young people, even our very young children.
How can we help them cope?
Yoga could
provide an answer for both problems. Not only does it get them moving their
bodies, building strength and flexibility, but also it offers emotional
benefits.
A study
published in Frontiers of Psychiatry found that children who took part in regular yoga experienced a
decrease in stress. They were also reportedly able to better cope with
difficult situations, calm them, find their center, and react with greater
clarity than before.
Another
study discovered that
yoga and aerobic exercise might help children with ADHD (Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder) focus and control their symptoms. Which may show a
potential for reducing the use of medication in such cases, providing a
healthier and natural outlet to those difficulties.
Could
Creating A Yoga App Be The Answer?
Between 2007
and 2012, there was a 400,000-child increase in the numbers of those underage people who practice yoga. But
that is still only 3%, and while the number has continued to climb, that growth
has been slow.
How do we
promote yoga on a wider scale to children around the world?
An app could
be the answer. Mobile applications have become a cornerstone of every day life.
Children, even young children, are more likely to have smartphones. Which means
they have access to apps.
Creating a
simple, functional app that teaches them asanas, runs them through routines of
different lengths and difficulty levels, and making it something social to
share with their friends could go a long way to increasing the use of yoga in
children.
Yoga may hold
the answer to many of the questions parents and health professionals are facing
today.
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Young children can access the apps easily through their smartphone that will teach them about yoga asana and by this way the yoga apps create impact on children and children impact on society for positive change.
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