What is a good age to start yoga with my child?
Children of all ages can do yoga. Babies can start from six weeks (before that it is more important that mom and baby get to know each other, learn to work together, and rest). From six weeks on, baby yoga enhances bonding and helps babies develop body awareness. Yoga supports babies in developmental steps that lead to walking (such as pushing up from the tummy, belly crawling, hands-and-knees position, sitting, crawling, then standing). Yoga for toddlers is wonderful – modified for their quick moving bodies and minds. Older kids do yoga in a playful way, adding more detail to poses, and then tween classes go into more depth, like anatomy and meditation. Teens can practice with adults, but ideally take classes that use specific poses which best support them through the challenges of teen life. Exposing children to yoga, from the time they are babies has immense benefits through their development and provides superb gifts for their entire lives.
