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5 Healthy Asanas For Kids

By SABRINA MERCHANT
April 07, 2022 12:54 IST

Sabrina Merchant explains how yoga can help children deal with stress, fatigue and also improve their focus.

With schools re-opening across the country, children are bound to have so many mixed emotions and feelings within them as they make this transition back to school.

Regular yoga and exercise will help children release stress and create self awareness. It will also keep them calm and relaxed while filling their minds with positive energy.

Let us prepare our kids for school by practicing these simple yoga poses with them at home.

1. Cat Pose

Photographs and video: Kind courtesy Sabrina Merchant

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2. Cow Pose

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3. Down Dog Pose

Deservedly one of yoga's most widely recognised pose, this pose offers the ultimate, all over, rejuvenating stretch.

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4. Happy Baby Pose

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5. Surya Namaskar

Surya Namaskar is a basic practice in yoga, traditionally done to warm up for more difficult poses and also provides an opportunity to express gratitude to the sun for sustaining life on this planet.

It is a sequence of 12 powerful yoga poses.

Besides being a great cardiovascular workout, Surya Namaskar is also known to have an immensely positive impact on the body and mind.

Please watch the video to understand the basic steps and follow it at home:

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Sabrina Merchant is a certified kids yoga expert and founder of Li'l Yogis. She has authored the book Ocean Yoga which introduces yoga to children.


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