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Kids’ Yoga Resources

Medical studies prove the many health benefits of yoga, not only for adults, but also for children, such as lowering blood pressure, helping with anxiety and depression, improving sleep, and controlling diabetes. Many kids’ yoga resources show that these science-supported health benefits of yoga are especially important, as children are under siege by obesity, stress and diabetes that stem from poor diet and lack of exercise.

In today’s modern technological world, children and families are overstimulated as they strive to keep up with the fast-paced demands of our society. They need a wholesome outlet to balance their lives, and yoga is the ideal way to naturally unwind and get physical activity at the same time.

The earlier kids start yoga, the better chance they have of preventing long term health problems. In addition, there are emerging studies that show how yoga for kids can help with childhood challenges such as autism, ADHD, and physical disabilities. Kids’ Yoga Day is paving the way to fund additional research on the myriad of benefits of yoga for children.

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Facts and Figures

Yoga works both the mind and body, by combining strengthening and stretching poses with deep breathing and relaxation. It has been shown to help prevent many conditions and challenges facing our youth and their families, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity, and stress.

Diabetes

More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report (CDC). The report finds that 30.3 million Americans – 9.4 percent of the U.S. population –have diabetes.

High Blood Pressure

About 75 million American adults (29%) have high blood pressure—that's 1 in every 3 American adults. Anyone, including children, can develop high blood pressure.

Cholesterol

95 million U.S. adults age 20 or older have total cholesterol levels greater than 200 mg/dL. Nearly 29 million adult Americans have total cholesterol levels higher than 240 mg/dL.

Obesity

2.1 billion people – nearly 30% of the world’s population – are either obese or overweight, according to a new, first-of-its kind analysis of trend data from 188 countries.

Stress

  • 44% of Americans feel more stress than they did 5 years ago
  • work stress causes 10% of strokes
  • 3 out of 4 doctors visits are related to stress

Yoga as a Tool

Yoga can also be an effective tool for dealing with numerous childhood challenges, including autism, ADHD, and physical disabilities.

Additional Resources

Free Kids' Yoga Videos

Enjoy our free, extensive library of kids' yoga how-to videos, storytimes, and online yoga classes! Plus, check out interviews with Kids' Yoga Day founder Teresa Power, online major media news clips featuring Kids' Yoga Day, and videos of Kids' Yoga Day events from all over the world. To get notified instantly of new videos, subscribe to our YouTube channel!

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