Keeping the body healthy is the priority. Many types of diseases can be prevented only when the body is healthy. We should try to keep the body healthy from childhood. Yogasanas are most important for this. If the habit of yoga is inculcated from childhood, both mental health and physical health will be strong while growing up. We spoke to Dr. Amit Khanna, Yoga Therapist and Head of Divine Soul Yoga, about which yoga poses can be suitable for children.
Yoga should be done from the age of 5
Dr. Amit says that children should be inculcated in the habit of doing yoga from the age of 5 years. It increases their concentration. Yoga and asanas provide stability to children. It also increases the height of children.
Here are 5 yoga asanas that children should do regularly
1. Tadasana (Tadasana)
This is the basic posture of standing. This asana teaches children to gain stability and perseverance.
How to do asana
Stand with feet 2 inches apart.
Interlock fingers. Turn the wrist outward. Breathe in, and raise your arms.
Bring them to shoulder level.
Raise the heels off the floor and balance on the toes.
Stay in this position for 10 -15 seconds.
Exhaling brings the heels down.
Release the interlock of the fingers and bring the arms down parallel to the trunk and
Come back to a standing position.
2. Urdhva-Hastotanasana (Urdhava Hastotanasana)
When the arms are stretched upwards while doing the asana, it is known as Urdhva Hastottanasana.
How to do asana
Stand on the ground with feet together or 2 inches apart.
Raise the arms and interlock the fingers.
Slowly tilt the body to the left while looking up and straight.
Exhale and bend the waist down.
Maintain the posture with normal breathing for 15-20 seconds.
Come back to the center and repeat the same exercise on the other side.
Natrajasana (Natrajasana)
It is also known as the King of Dance pose. Children will enjoy doing this asana.
How to do asana
Stand with feet together.
Focus on a fixed point at eye level.
Bend the right knee and hold the ankle with the right hand behind the body.
Keep both knees together and maintain balance.
Slowly raise the right leg backward as high as possible.
Make sure that the right hip is not bent and the leg is raised straight behind the body.
Bringing the tip of the index finger forward, come forward with the left hand.
Put the thumbs of the left hand together to form Gyan Mudra.
Focus the gaze on the left hand.
This is the final position. Maintain the position as long as possible.
Keep the left hand down by the side. Lower the right leg, bringing the knees together.
Extend the right ankle forward and lower the foot to the floor.
Lower the right arm down to the side.
Rest, then repeat with the left leg.
4. Vrikshasana
'Vriksha' means 'tree' in Sanskrit. Therefore, its final position asana looks like a tree.
That's why this asana is called Vrikshasana.
How to do asana
Stand with your feet apart comfortably.
Ask the child to focus his gaze on one point.
Exhale. Bend the right leg. Place the foot on the inside of the left thigh.
Heels should touch the perineum.
Maintain balance on the left leg and while breathing slowly raise both hands.
Join palms.
Maintain the posture with normal breathing for 10-20 seconds.
Exhale and bring the arms and right leg down.
Repeat the same sequence with the opposite leg.
5. Trikonasana
A triangle means three corners. In this posture, the body looks like a triangle.
How to do asana
Stand with your feet apart comfortably.
Slowly raise both arms to the sides till they become horizontal.
While exhaling slowly bend to the right side and place the right hand behind the right leg.
Keep the left hand straight up.
Turn the left palm forward.
Turn your head and look at the tip of your left middle finger.
Stay in the posture for 10-20 seconds with normal breathing.
Inhale and come up.
Repeat for the left side.
Caution
While teaching yoga, you also do asanas with the child. Keep in mind that in the beginning, it will not be easy for the child to do all the asanas correctly. So teach them slowly, so that the child doesn't get hurt.
