ANNOUNCER:
For these children, exercise doesn’t necessarily mean playing games.
GAYLA, YOGA INSTRUCTOR:
Yoga is not a competitive sport. Kids can learn yoga when they're this big and they can be doing it well into their old age. Whereas, probably dodge ball they wouldn't play when they're in their eighties.
ANNOUNCER:
And yoga for children not only improves their fitness, it improves their focus.
JENNIFER, YOGA INSTRUCTOR:
The little kids have a shorter attention span. We give them a structure in the class and just the very fact of them having to follow instructions and pay attention to what we're doing is an exercise it's practice, you know, to focus for 45 minutes on, you know, any one given thing. It's a challenge.
ANNOUNCER:
As for actual poses, there are some dos and don’ts.
JENNIFER, YOGA INSTRUCTOR:
They love handstand. They love I think to be able to change their perception, go upside down. It's very empowering I think also, that pose.
GAYLA, YOGA INSTRUCTOR:
Headstand is not advisable.
