| Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit | | | | coordination, and enhance their overall health. The self |
| Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children can be a | | | | awareness the ADD/ADHD child gains as a result of |
| handful for the teachers, parents, and other individuals | | | | participation in a children yoga program also improves |
| responsible for them during their waking hours. | | | | their condition by stimulating their creativity and |
| Pharmaceutical medication is the traditional and | | | | imagination and increasing their confidence. The |
| accepted way to deal with their unbounded | | | | interactivity of yoga keeps the ADD/ADHD child |
| enthusiasm. There are a number of alternative to | | | | active, learning, and involved which is what their mind |
| medication approaches for ADD/ADHD children, | | | | seeks. |
| among them are yoga for children. | | | | The key to implementing a successful children's yoga |
| Yoga is especially beneficial for Attention Deficit | | | | program that Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and |
| Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity | | | | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
| Disorder (ADHD) children. Yoga teaches them to | | | | children will benefit from is to make it fun, active and |
| concentrate and focus which aids in improving their | | | | interesting. There are a number of yoga poses, |
| attention span. Additionally yoga helps ADD and ADHD | | | | stretches, and bends which are based on imitating |
| children relieve stress and help them to manage | | | | animal movements. Actual video footage and pictures |
| negative feelings and anger, something these children | | | | of the animal movement the children will be imitating |
| are all to familiar with. Their hyperactivity places them | | | | should be shown prior to the yoga exercise to |
| in situations in which they are constantly being scolded | | | | stimulate multiple sensory involvement which retains |
| for their behavior which instills many negative feelings | | | | their focused attention. The inclusion of games, skits, |
| and anger in them. The physical attributes of yoga | | | | and role playing further enhances the activity and the |
| addresses the ADD child's need to move and be | | | | child's attentiveness. |
| active. The spiritual attributes of yoga induces calm | | | | Yoga is an excellent source of exercise, fun, and |
| relaxed states within the child. The requirements of the | | | | relaxation for all children, ADD/ADHD or not. Locating a |
| yoga bends, stretches and poses, which must be held | | | | children yoga class in your area that is designed for |
| for a period of time, forces the ADHD child to | | | | Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit |
| concentrate and focus. | | | | Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children may be difficult. |
| Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit | | | | There are some books and videos available. Searching |
| Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children who actively | | | | Google or Amazon's vast resources will guide you to |
| participate in a children yoga program also develop a | | | | some good sources. There are alternatives to |
| greater awareness of their body and what it can do. | | | | medication for those children with ADD/ADHD. Yoga is |
| Regular participation enables them to increase their | | | | one such option. Look into it. You will be amazingly |
| strength and flexibility as well as improve their balance, | | | | surprised at the change it will produce in your child. |