The practise of Yoga is holistic and affects all levels of a child's being. The physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of a child are subtly brought into balance. Yoga helps calm and focus a group of children, which is of benefit to any school teacher or carer of children . There is a steadily expanding number of Childrens Yoga programmes available now internationally within schools and preschools and also a growing body of research world wide on the beneficial effects of Yoga on children. Yoga is a wonderful tool to enable children to alleviate some of these problems. If we,as educators of children, can help in even a small way, it is a step in the right direction. Joanna Gardner has an Early Childhood background, and was Director of a Preschool in Northern NSW, Australia for 14 years, where she incorporated Yoga into the daily programme. Joanna has an International Yoga Teachers Diploma and has been teaching Yoga for 15 years. She established "Yoga for Kids" in 2000 and now works fulltime teaching Yoga in Primary schools, Preschools and Early Childhood Centres. |
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