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. Most exercise teaches you to ignore your body signals. But Davis has trouble with people focusing solely on the physical results of yoga.
Yoga offers much, much more.
According to Guber, one clear benefit is a calmer classroom and better interpersonal relations. From a world of fear comes illness and hatred. I've seen older students helping younger students with postures. Yoga creates a sense of community. And the communal spirit exists outside the classroom at TAS, says Guber.