My 4-year old is learning yoga and breathing exercises in preschool, designed to help the children manage strong feelings. And not yoga in the way an adult might think of it; not a word of sanskrit to be found in this vocabulary. Instead, deep breathing is taught as, “smell the pizza, blow out the candles.” I’m not even sure to describe how heartily I approve of this school-funded, curriculum-based effort.
Imagine growing up with non-chemical anxiety-management skills in your toolkit of life. Seriously, imagine learning from the age of 4 that when you get upset, you can take a few deep breaths or do a simple balance exercise to help you calm down.
This concept, which I have heard discussed remotely for a few years, absolutely BLOWS MY MIND. Can you teach yoga to a spirited 4-year-old in a way that will deeply affect his life (and that of his family)? YES, my family is the living proof of this.
Now THIS is something I can support fully as I live to be 100!
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