Four ways in which yoga helps adolescents
Teens' physical and mental health may greatly benefit from regular yoga practice, just as it does for adults.
Being a teenager in modern society is challenging. Numerous temptations, sources of overstimulation, peer pressure, and other barriers stand in the way of teenagers' success. Even if your adolescent already practises yoga for its positive effects on flexibility, strength, and stamina, there are still further benefits to be gained from the practice. In addition to these benefits, it may help your adolescent relax, sleep better, think more clearly, and become more in tune with his or her body.
The origins of yoga are deep and varied.
There is consensus that yoga was developed in India around 5,000 years ago, however, other historians place its origins much farther back in time. Despite the fact that historians can't agree on when yoga first gained mainstream attention, there's no denying the many positive effects it has when practised regularly. For a long time, medical professionals have recommended yoga as a means for adults to deal with problems including stress, sleeplessness, arthritic pain, and cardiovascular health. If yoga is good for you as an adult, what are the benefits for teenagers? It turns out that the health benefits of introducing teenagers to yoga and performing yoga together are comparable to those of practising yoga on your own.
There is a natural progression in children's physical and psychological capacities and requirements. Here are some of the many ways in which adolescents may profit from practising yoga:
Physiological Fitness
Adolescents nowadays are under intense pressure to conform to society's beauty standards. Yoga may help teens become active without worrying about how they look. Teenagers who practise yoga report significant improvements in areas like posture and spinal health, flexibility, balance, strength, and coordination.
Controlling stress
Admitting to and passing tests, applying to colleges, coordinating extracurricular activities, schoolwork, and social situations are just a few of the many challenges that teenagers face. Teens may benefit from yoga by taking time for themselves and building resilience against stress and anxiety.
Better ability to focus
Teenagers' cognitive abilities aren't developed enough to stay still for eight hours a day in a classroom. It's not hard to understand why kids have trouble concentrating, what with hormones, sports, hobbies, friends, and social media. Teens who practise yoga report improved concentration, attentiveness, and focus throughout the day.
The Fourth Virtue: Self-Assurance
Many adolescents have a negative perception of themselves because their self-esteem is eroded throughout puberty and by the pressures of their peers. Teenagers who commit to regular yoga practise may find that it helps them cultivate a more positive view of themselves and their body. Third chakra (solar plexus) yoga exercises help boost self-confidence, self-respect, ambition, and boundary-setting.