Fitness


IMPROVING YOUR FAMILY’S OVERALL WELL-BEING By Courtney Morris Gardner, MSN, RN, PNP


Kids & YOGA


stressors. Yoga can be a healthy form of stress relief as well as a creative outlet. Bonus: It’s great exercise! The benefits of yoga can extend into children’s friendships, attitude and school success.


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Developing Body Awareness Body awareness is knowing how the body moves in relation to other people, objects and space. It involves evaluating the environment and using your senses to relate to your surroundings. Proper body aware- ness encourages healthy motor development and coordination skills. Yoga builds these skills through strengthening the body and its own specialized move- ments. Additionally, yoga brings focus on muscles that are often forgotten in the normal course of the day. It puts new demands on the body and brain, uniting them in order to make the body more con- nected. With better body awareness, kids can become more present in the moment. They may be more in tune with their intuition and the language in which the body speaks to the brain. They


ne of the most important roles of parenting is teaching children how to deal with life’s


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