by Rhonda Callahan
Children who experience attention issues and/or anxiety
issues can be benefitted by yoga. Studies have found that yoga can help
increase focus and to reduce anxiety. Yoga can be used to enhance and
complement other interventions in a therapy setting, a classroom setting or in
the home. There are many great resources including videos and classes that
children and their “helpers” can use to do yoga. Yoga can also be a very
connecting experience for children and their therapist, parent or teacher. The
video will give some tips that can help a therapist in doing yoga with a child
and demonstrate some simple poses while using kid-friendly terminology and
making the relaxation exercise a fun experience.
Please see these articles for more information:
Arnold, L.
(1999). Treatment alternatives for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD). Journal of Attention Disorders.
3, 30-48, doi:10.1177/108705479900300103.
Harrison L.J.,
Manocha R., Rubia K. (2004). Yoga Meditation as a family treatment programme
for children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry,
9 (4) ,479-497.
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