Yamini Muthanna | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Book, yoga for kids, A step-by-step guide written by Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher, and yoga practitioner Yamini Muthanna, will be available on Amazon from June 21 as part of the World Yoga Day celebrations.
The book published by Om Books International features 108 Posture and is targeted at the 10 to 20 age group. Yamini, who is a Yogacharya and Natyacharya, has been running a Yogasthala (a dedicated yoga institute) and Kalasincham Nrityalaya (a Bharatanatyam education center) in Indiranagar, Bengaluru for over three decades.
yoga for kids The following is Yamini’s second book power of yoga, which is used by researchers in yoga studies, according to Yamini. “At our yoga school, we teach traditional art forms including dance and music. It is my decades of interactions with children that inspired me to write this book. These days children are imprisoned inside the house.
Pictures from the book | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Yamini says though she started writing the book before the pandemic, she waited after the lockdown to release it so that the book could reach more children.
yoga for kids There is an illustrated book, which is suitable for children who are serious about practicing yoga, says Yamini. “The Posture Featured in the book, will help them release stress, calm their mind and revitalize their body. The book featured children who are serious practitioners of yoga Posture,
apart from PostureYamini says, also provides insight into the book PranayamaWhich will help the children to deal with the stress of examination. “The book includes traditional practices such as Attention And perception, as I thought children should be introduced to these at an early age. The book comes with a chart that guides the child on a simple sequence to do Posture.
regarding the safety of PostureYamini says, “What I have been careful about Posture to be included in the book.
yoga for kidsThere are asanas, says Yamini, that address issues such as anxiety, anger, menstrual pain in children and adolescents. “Yoga helped me deal with stress and taught me discipline. I’m willing to share what I know with the kids.