Violence seems to be a common occurrence among children of all ages in many schools and homes around the world. Unfortunately, violent behavior is a trait that comes naturally for some children. In most cases, violent behavior is the result of environmental factors or a lack of coping skills. Taking the necessary steps to curb violent behavior is a method that parents and school faculty members can use to avoid much more serious problems down the road due to negative behavior displayed by youths on a daily basis. Interestingly, western data about the range of health benefits from practicing yoga training is not abundant, especially when concerning studies about how Yoga and meditation can help lessen the occurrences of violent acts among children.
According to the study, researchers found that the students who practiced Yoga showed overall improvement in their ability to focus and demonstrated better behavior overall. Moreover, Yoga participants were less likely to harbor and brood on negative thoughts that are related to anxiety and depression than those who did not participate in the kids Yoga program. Yoga training is a healthy, simple, and natural method that can help children of various age groups develop better coping skills through stressful situations by relaxing and breathing (pranayama). Meditation and Yoga have been shown to help regulate and activate the relaxation (parasympathetic) neurons and calming the flight or fight (sympathetic) neurons, breathing techniques offer an alternative to how kids respond to disagreements, disappointments, anger and anxiety on a daily basis.
When you consider the alternative option of medicating children with mood altering drugs to correct their behavior, Yoga training is a natural solution without mental and physical side effects. Any parent who wants to play an active role in their child’s life can learn how to teach Yoga to their child or get their child involved in a local kids Yoga program. The mental and emotional benefits are just as important as the physical cross training benefits.
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