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WHY
YOGA IS SO GOOD
FOR YOUR CLIENTS AND
THEIR FAMILIES
In a fast-paced world of competing demands and distractions, yoga provides
an opportunity for families to slow down and connect with each other while
res-setting the body and mind, writes yoga teacher Leah Chandler.
o me, yoga is all about the
connection. The connection with
your breath, your mind and your
body. Considering the busy world we live in,
and the multiple demands and distractions
we encounter, this is a connection that we
can all benefit from strengthening. This is
why I always recommend that clients
introduce it into their own life and the lives of
their family members. Yoga enables them to
learn some valuable lessons and adopt
some useful tools to help them be fit and well
enough to better manage the everyday
demands of family life.
Yoga teaches us how to pace ourselves: it is
a chance to learn to slow down and for families
to connect with each other and explore the
benefits of mindful movement, both together
and individually. For most of us, children
included, our world is very fast paced and full
of competing and conflicting demands. This
is a chance to reset the mind and body while
focusing on moving and breathing.
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It teaches us to ‘switch off’ and
helps us focus
Research overwhelmingly confirms that
ever-increasing numbers of the population
suffer from depression and anxiety and are
obese or overweight. Children and young
people, in particular, are feeling the pressure
of life due to being ‘online’ or ‘on’ constantly.
Use of antidepressants and suicide rates in
young people are of great concern. Yoga
teaches us to leave the world of stress and
pressure behind and create a calmer, more
relaxed state.
It can be tailored to suit your
client’s needs
Yoga has many poses, sequences and
styles that can be tailored to suit a person
or a family’s needs. It can help people of all
ages and improve a variety of health issues.
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It is amazing for people with
special needs
People of all ages that have special needs
find yoga very helpful, especially those with
a diagnosis of ADHD, ADD, Asperger’s and
autism. This is because yoga can provide
tools to help self-regulate and cope with
sensory issues, poor coordination, balance
and shallow breathing.
Yoga has amazing benefits for
everyone, at every age
Families come in all shapes and sizes,
and, of course, in all ages. The nature of
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