Why Not Yoga as an Extracurricular Activity for Your Kids?

Football, soccer, dance, music lessons.  These are all extracurricular activities most parents are familiar with to keep their kids active and healthy – physically, mentally, and socially.  But have you ever thought about yoga for their overall health and wellness?   

Yoga isn’t just for moms or dancers, or big sisters.  Anyone can participate in the practice of yoga, and that goes especially for kids.  Kids deal with stress and distractions in life just as adults do.  Those stresses can come in the form of peer pressure, school work, bullying, and over-stimulation in this extremely technology-driven world.  Yoga offers children both physical and mental benefits that:

·         Encourage positive thinking

·         Helps promote a healthy body image

·         Increases strength and flexibility

·         Improves balance and coordination

·         Develops concentration

·         Boosts self-esteem

·         Fosters social interaction 

Your kids don’t have to be athletic or already in shape. Yoga is a very inclusive, supportive, non-competitive exercise program that has immeasurable benefits.

Looking for the right time to introduce your kids to yoga?  Well, we've got the perfect opportunity coming up!  On Friday, October 30th, 2015, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Movement Works Yoglow Halloween Extravaganza.  There will be yoga, dance, arts and crafts, and of course, a costume contest.  Space is limited for ages 6 to 14 years of age, so please email or call us soon to sign up your little goblins!  The cost is $20 per child or $30 per family.  Drop your kids off for a safe, fun, and healthy pre-Halloween experience and take a date night for yourselves!