YOGA FOR TEENS
What are some of yoga's benefits?
Reduce Stress
Tone and Strengthen
Improve Balance
Increase Flexibility
Improve Self-Esteem
Improve Sport Performance
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Yoga's benefits are numerous. Whether you're on a team or playing solo, yoga can
improve your performance and abilities.
Yoga connects you to a deeper part of yourself and raises your awareness
of the exquisite art of the body.
Through marveling at your own abilities, you develop a lasting relationship and bond
that isn't easily broken.
Wherever you are today ,
be sure to include a yoga class in your routine.
Through yoga
you will learn to:
*strengthen the core for better balance
* Increase flexibility
*improve strength through targeted postures
*increase flexibility for a full range of motion
*reduce stress through efficient breathing techniques
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Three Poses to Try:
Forward Fold
Stand tall, hands on hips. Exhale and bend forward from the hip joints, not from the waist. If possible, with your knees straight, bring your palms or finger tips to the floor slightly in front of or beside your feet, or bring your palms to the backs of your ankles. If this isn't possible, cross your forearms and hold your elbows. Stay in the pose for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Cobra
Lieon your back. Stretch your legs back, tops of the feet on the floor. Spread your hands on the floor under your shoulders. Hug the elbows back into your body. Press the tops of the feet and thighs and pelvis firmly into the floor.
On an inhalation, begin to straighten the arms to lift the chest off the floor, going only to the height at which you can maintain the pose. Hold the pose anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds, breathing easily. Release back to the floor with an exhalation.
Child's Pose
Kneel on the floor. Touch your big toes together and sit on your heels, then separate your knees about as wide as your hips. Exhale and lay your torso down between your thighs. Broaden across the back.
Lay your hands on the floor alongside your torso, palms up, and release the fronts of your shoulders toward the floor. Feel how the weight of the front shoulders pulls the shoulder blades wide across your back.
Balasana is a resting pose. Stay anywhere from 30 seconds to a few minutes.
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