Kid's Yoga and T'ai Chi - Healthy, Fun Play For Developing a Child's Body, Mind, Spirit

Imagine your child has the skills to be perfectly focusedany moment, helps prepare your child for anything and
on whatever they are doing while simultaneously beingeverything.
completely relaxed.Frolicking like monkeys helps develop your child's
Imagine your child has the fitness, balance, and musclesuppleness and agility. It helps them become quick
tone they need to do whatever they love.witted, alert, and nimble.
Imagine your child is totally free of anxiety andMonkey frolics help remove blockages in the flow of
excessive fears.blood and chi. They help prevent and harmonize
Imagine your child feels safe and loved at all times andhardening of the arteries. They help to clear plaque
has the self confidence to tackle anything.also.
Just like the waters of a powerful river or flood sweepThey loosen their body and joints. They sharpen their
everything out of their path, the CHI or energyeyes and improve hearing.
generated by the animal frolics--the first qigongDeer frolics help your child develop grace, eloquence,
practice ever created (over 2000 years ago)--washesprecision, and relaxation.
away obstacles to vibrant health, inner peace, constantThey engender fluidity of movement and
love, and joyful living.consciousness. They open up creative channels.
Just like a smooth, steady flow of water will clear outThey give a long stretch to the legs and spine, creating
a clogged up pipe or smooth a rough stone, a steadyan open, expansive movement with very flexible
of flow of CHI pulsating through our bodies keeps ourmuscles and bones. They benefit the liver and lower
arteries, veins, capillaries, and energy channels openabdomen and open the area between the mid back
while smoothing and soothing our emotional body.and atlas. They strengthen the bones, joints, hips, and
Animal frolicking teaches us how to be and respondknees.
appropriately from a calm center in all circumstances.Tiger frolicking is like a powerful hurricane wind in
Sometimes we're as soft as a light morning mist or asmovement and like a tranquil evening moon in stillness.
gentle as a snowflake. Then there are times we needTiger exercises help develop your child's muscular
to be as hard as hail or as powerful as an avalanche.strength. They strengthen the waist, muscles, lungs,
For thousands of years the Chinese have been usingand kidneys.
the simple exercises, focused breathing, and internalThey build courage, internal power, and will power.
focus and concentration of Animal frolicking to achieveThey help prevent winter colds.
TOTAL health-physical, mental, and emotional.While the chi or energy of Bear frolicking works on the
The American Journal of Medicine and Sports, (Vol III,bones (our core energy), Tiger frolicking works on the
Number II, March/April 2001) lists a series of studiesflowering of the chi into muscles, tendons, and skin.
showing that t'ai chi can improve concentration, focus,Hand and finger strength are improved along with
performance, physical and emotional balance, canfocus and concentration.
reduce blood pressure, anxiety and depression, canFrolicking like a powerful, yet graceful, Dragon
improve reactions to stressful situations and canstrengthens the kidneys. Twisting, bending, and flowing
improve overall health by enhancing the immunelike a swimming dragon stimulates your child's
system.endocrine system while working on the organs,
Improved blood glucose levels, weight loss, strongermuscles, and skin.
immune system, better sleep, and more energy wereAs your child moves like a swimming Dragon, they
among the benefits noted in the British Journal ofcreate elasticity in their body, make their skin beautiful,
Sports Medicine.and help their body utilize food.
Each of the various animal exercises has specific asStretching, shaking, and twisting their body like a
well as overall benefits for your child!swimming Dragon opens up capillaries and causes
As your child soars like an Eagle, they developincreased oxygenation and energy.
balance, lightness, and agility. They cool and relax theirThese beautiful and oh, so graceful movements open
whole body, balance their heart-energy, gently stretchthe two main energy channels in your child's body.
their ligaments, and release tightness in their spine.Moving like a Gorilla can help heal oneself from illness,
Eagle exercises help instill confidence, freedom, andkeep the body healthy, and develop a strong body.
grace.Gorilla frolics stimulate all the organs and energy
The squatting, flying, stretching of legs and arms,channels of the body and help focus the mind through
strutting, balancing, controlled walking, keen focus,a rhythmic patting of the body. They circulate the
coordination of arms and legs together, andblood and send energy from the outer most layer of
heart-centered resting of this frolic will truly enhancethe skin through the body deep into the organs,
your child's Eagle Heart and much more!vessels, and bone marrow.
Pretending to be a Bear will help your child developFrom using patting to prevent a lack of oxygen and
deep-rooted power.retardation in an infant, to a mother patting a child on
Bear frolicking helps create greater leg strength,the back or stomach when it is in discomfort, to lightly
strengthen the spleen and lower back, fortify thepatting it to help it sleep, patting as a method of healing
bones, and develop energy in the kidneys, which areruns throughout our lives.
the body's fundamental source of vitality.Becoming Gorilla in play will help make your child strong
They naturally teach your child to go within, stayand tough on the outside and smooth and flowing on
centered, and keep their inner priorities as they gothe inside.
through the world.Gorilla frolicking strengthens the lungs, sinuses, and
Taking on the persona of a bear-methodical, grounded,throat while generating a tremendous amount of
yet full of energy inside ready to burst into action atenergy, strength, and feelings of well being.