Why is it important to use actual yoga poses versus made-up poses?
Yoga poses have certain benefits, which a long legacy and history of yoga have proven. It is important for the children to do specific known poses as well as a mix of different types of poses. For example, standing poses help get the children grounded, balancing poses build strength and give courage, inversions provide a new perspective, and relaxing poses calm them down. All children benefit from the mix of poses in yoga classes, and get the most health benefits from doing them in the given order. That said, if during class, children get creative and make-up a new pose, like “sheep pose”, it is fine for them to have fun with it.
