Yoga for Children Yoga is a unique ancient healing art originating from India more than six thousand years ago. This ancient art of movement is a low intensity non-competitive form of exercise that can be safely practiced by children at any level of physical fitness. Yoga is derived from Sanskrit, one of the world’s most ancient languages. In it’s simplest form, yoga means ‘a bringing together of the parts in order to create …showed first 75 words of 2253 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2253 total…highly adaptable to other parts of the curriculum. It can be incorporated into a multicultural unit, as well as a history unit, where the origins of this ancient form can be explored. Therefore, yoga is a great alternative to use in a classroom. It not only improves the students physical and mental states, but it also broadens the mind and helps to open their eyes to an entirely different way of thinking, learning and living.