3 Ways To Get Your Kids Interested in Yoga

Increased flexibility, better circulation, and improved focus are just some of the benefits that yoga offers everyone. And if you're a parent, it’s also a great way to bond with your kids. Practicing yoga together can help improve communication and emotional closeness between you and your kids. 

Admittedly, it's not the easiest thing to get kids interested in anything, let alone yoga. But with these 3 tips, you can teach your kids the basics of yoga and turn it into a regular family activity. 

Choose a Theme

One way to get kids into anything is to engage their imagination and what better way to do this than to choose a theme for your yoga session? 

Let their imaginations run wild and come up with a theme that they'll be excited about. This could be anything from their favorite cartoon character to outer space. Then, you can incorporate this theme into yoga poses. For example, if they want to do yoga like an astronaut, you can teach them how to do the crescent moon pose.

You can even use the theme to decorate the yoga room. For example, if they want to do yoga like Spiderman, you can hire a painting service to paint a Spiderman mural on one of the walls.

Make It a Game

Kids love games, so this is another effective and creative way to get them interested in yoga. 

For example, you can create a yoga obstacle course. This is a great option if you have multiple kids because they can race each other through the course. 

You can use anything from hula hoops to jump ropes to make the course. Then, add in some yoga poses that they'll need to do at different points along the way. For example, they might need to do a camel pose when they get to the hula hoop or a half camel pose when they get to the jump rope.

Make It Musical

Everyone loves music, and kids in particular are obsessed with their favorite songs. You can use this to your advantage to get them into yoga. 

First, you can curate a yoga playlist with all of their favorite songs. Start with some slower songs to warm them up and then move into some faster ones to get their energy up. Then end with some calming songs to help them relax at the end of the session.

You can also use musical instruments to help guide the yoga flow. For example, you can play drums when it's time to do a sun salutation and chimes when it's time to do a relaxation pose. 

These are a few tips that you can use to get your kids interested in yoga. Just remember to be creative and have fun with it. With a little bit of effort, you'll be surprised at how quickly they take to yoga.