Can Yoga Help Children with Anxiety?
It can be heartbreaking to see your child suffer with anxiety. I know there have been many instances that I really didn’t know what to do to soothe my anxious child–and it made me feel pretty anxious myself! Yoga has always done wonders for my anxiety, but I’ve realized that simply telling my child to take a deep breath is hit or miss—especially when they’re already in that anxious headspace. Does that mean that yoga doesn’t help kids with anxiety? Of course not. Yoga can be an amazing tool for helping your child cope with anxiety–no matter what the cause or how it manifests! How to use yoga to help children with anxiety. First, let’s get the disclaimer out of the way. I am a yoga teacher and mom, not a therapist. So, please take this post as friendly, generalized advice based on my own experience and opinions. 1-Know that it will take time. If only a little coaching on deep breathing would instantly calm a child who is losing her shit over a dentist appointment… Unfortuna...