BENEFITS OF YOGA

Yoga has many benefits…

Emotional wellbeing
• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Improved confidence
• Ability to self-regulate emotions
• Improves mood
• Self-love
• Resets nervous system
• Positive mindset
• Social connection
• Reduces frustration
• Reduces hyperactivity and impulsivity

Physical 

• Balance

• proprioception

• strength

• Coordination

• Flexibility

• Posture

• Muscle tone

Yoga is a great form of exercise through a range of whole-body movement. Yoga encourages strong healthy muscles and bones. It supports the immune and lymphatic system promoting health and longevity.

Mental 

• Clarity

• Focus

• Concentration

• Memory

• Better sleep

Yoga is a tool for the mind as it encourages mindfulness through movement, breathe and meditation. Yoga helps to bring you into the present moment creating space and peace in the mond/body.

Impact of Yoga across KS1

Feedback from The Brook School, Maidenbower- Crawley

Feedback from teachers showed the impact of the yoga sessions within the classroom.

Some examples of what was witnessed within the class

• Calm
• Better listening
• Internalising instructions
• Improved concentration
• Improved confidence – happy to answer questions on the carpet
• Believing in himself
• Concentrating for longer periods of time
• Understanding own emotions
• Happier in the classroom
• Making super progress
• Less incidents of hurting others
• Better behaviour
• Better body awareness
• Coming out of her shell
• Better focus, better self awareness
• Able to explain his emotions
• Calms down quicker
• Hypermobility improved
• Controlling emotions