Our AZIAM Girlz & AZIAM Kidz Yoga Camps are a fun way to teach children the Eight Limbs of Yoga in a simplified, easy to understand (and fun!) format. The physical Yoga postures are taught, blended with Hip Hop dance. The participants also learn the practice and purpose of meditation, as well as participating in wellness, nutrition and health discussions.
With her dynamic teaching style, Alanna captivates the fleeting attention of children. She uses the basics of yoga to teach conscious decision-making and positive self-awareness.
The co-ed camps are powerful in the same vein as the all girl camps, although different with the obvious mixture of boys and girls. In all the workshops, kids will learn about the inseparable mind-body connection and how this connection affects health and overall well-being. The kids will be encouraged to talk about their feelings, learn non-judgment and manage their states of being.
Space is limited to 20 kids per camp.
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Benefits of Yoga for Kids!
Here are five health benefits of yoga for kids:
1. Improved Balance
Little yogis struggle very much with balance poses, like Tree Pose. This is in part, because they are learning the skill of proprioception, which means they are learning to know where their body is in space.
Improving balance is going to help with activities like walking, running, and learning to ride a bike.
2. Improved Core Strength
A flowing sequence like a Sun Salutation (which in my schooling on Kids yoga, we call Sergeant Salutations, making it a call and response game) helps kids to increase core muscle strength.
Holding Plank Pose without a belly dip is hard for all of us, especially the younger yogis. Little yogis with stronger cores are going to develop better posture as they grow and be more balanced in activities.
3. Growth of the Brain
Anytime we try to learn and do something new, whether that be yoga or ballet, our brain makes new neuronal connections. That goes for adults too.
Think about all the new things a child learns in yoga class; poses, listening skills, new yoga terms (possibly in Sanskrit), mediation, or breathing exercises. That’s a lot of new connections.
4. Calm and Center Themselves
We all get upset. We all fly off the handle sometimes. Yoga can teach little yogis how to deal with these tense moments off the mat by teaching them what a kids yoga mediation is all about, or how to breathe deeply.
After we do a pranayama breathing activity or a meditation, I always ask my students how and when they can incorporate this at home. Those reasons are usually spot on or very funny because of how interesting they are.
5. Yoga Improves Happiness
Yes, your kids will be happy when they are in yoga class. What I am suggesting is that yoga improves happiness overall. Or more correctly, it has been proven to decrease depressive tendencies.
The scientific details are involved, but overall, yoga produces more GABA, a molecule in the brain that blocks the activity of other molecules known to be involved in depression. Resiliency in the face of life’s curve balls may be a result of living in a happier state.
AZIAM Yoga Toys!
The World's First Yoga Doll™! Yogi Twist™ Flash Cards, Yogi Plush Pets, Accessories, Games and more!
AZIAM Yoga Children's Books!
AZIAM Books offers fourteen children's books, all with yoga and wellness themes! These books offer a brilliant way to entertain and engage children while adding positive themes to create and enhance a healthy lifestyle at an early developmental age.