Yoga helps you stay alert, more focused and less reactive to challenges. To achieve this mental state, Michaelis ends each class with five minutes of savasana, or the resting corpse pose. This posture encourages the kids to relax and fosters a sense of inner peace. Body Yoga also provides an excellent low-cost exercise program. It provides strengthening and flexibility benefits as well as cardiovascular improvements.
Kids love being able to feel how their bodies move.
The younger generations are using their bodies less and less with P.E. programs being cut. Yoga adds value to their general health. To better appeal to young children, Michaelis keeps the yoga postures simple and plays lots of games using yoga techniques. Michaelis also keeps classes shorter than adult classes, usually 45 minutes, and does not teach any exercises that require balancing on the neck or head. Yoga cultivates body awareness.