WSJ: Yoga is Good for Kids!

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the growing trend of yoga for kids. Not only does it improve their flexibility, but it also helps them focus better on schoolwork: In January, Paul Ecke Central Elementary School in Southern California added yoga to its curriculum for 650 students at $20,000 a year. Principal Adriana [...]

April 12, 2011 • Tags: Kids • Posted in: Fitness and You • No Comments

Hot Yoga for Kids?

Starting your kids out young in yoga sounds like a great idea, but would you bring your child to a hot yoga class? In case you haven’t heard, Bikram’s self-proclaimed “torture chambers” are a series of twenty-six postures in a 104-degree room for 90 minutes. It is an extreme workout. Instructors say it’s [...]

July 12, 2010 • Tags: Hot Yoga, Kids • Posted in: Fitness and You • No Comments