Posts Tagged ‘yoga and behavior’

Finally… a school district that has actually taken on the “higher” in higher learning!

A British Columbia school district has approved, among other courses such as Musical Theatre and Outdoor Pursuits, yoga in an effort to address kids’ interest and demand.

According to Superintendent Jan Unwin, “the wide variety of courses is intended to keep kids in school by offering them something they will be interested in.”

This marks a new era in education (finally!?) as those interests that were once considered ‘alternative’, particularly given the spiritual component to something like yoga, are now seen as so positive and constructive as to be considered part of a public school curriculum.

Yoga has proven benefits in the areas of self-esteem and healthy body image, two critical aspects of children’s development, particularly for girls.

Introducing adolescents to the power and beauty of yoga really only introduces and reinforces the power and beauty in themselves…

which is something everyone needs!

Good on School District No. 42 for recognizing it!

Those of us who know, understand and feel what yoga does for our own mental and physical health certainly agree that yoga can do the same for our kids… maybe more.