Today’s teens are faced with more pressures than ever before. School, jobs, preparing for college and body image issues are just a few of a teenager’s daily events that can cause undue stress or anxiety. A regular yoga practice can help teenagers overcome stressful situations while providing their bodies with physical benefits. Lara Azzarito Ward is a local yoga expert and founder of Lotus Gardens, LLC, which is the first Yoga Alliance approved teacher training program in Connecticut. She is a certified 500 hour yoga instructor with more than 20 years of yoga teaching experience. Lara discusses the many physical and mental benefits that a regular yoga practice provides.
“Yoga helps teens build strength and learn proper body alignment," says Azzarito Ward. ‘A regular practice also helps promote a healthy body image, raises self esteem and promotes self acceptance by building confidence and strength.” Yoga strengthens the body and elongates the muscular structure while improving circulation. A regular practice improves sleep and stabilizes the nervous system, something that can benefit teens and adults alike.
As many adults have experienced, yoga not only benefits the body but the mind and spirit as well. Practicing yoga is an effective way to reduce stress in teens. "We live in a world where teenagers have a lot of pressure to excel," says Azzarito Ward. "Yoga can teach young people the coping, breathing and focusing skills that are important in everyday life." Proper breathing techniques are a central focus of a yoga practice. The deep breathing techniques learned in yoga expand respiratory function and bring a fresh supply of oxygen to the body which helps rid it of harmful toxins. Teenagers are typically multitasking and are bombarded with different types of media throughout the day making it hard to focus and slow down. "It is more important than ever to teach young people how to clear their minds and focus,” she says. "Meditation is a big part of a yoga practice which leads to improved learning, grade point averages and test taking skills. Not only will meditation and proper breathing help teenagers in their current daily lives, but it will build a foundation for how they will deal with stress and anxiety as adults" A regular practice also improves concentration, memory and attention.
Teenagers can benefit in many ways from a regular yoga practice. To find a certified yoga instructor or school for your teenaged son or daughter visit www.yogaalliance.com or call your local community centen For more information on local yoga expert, Lara Azzarito Ward, visit vvwvv.lotusgardensyoga.com. ##
“Yoga helps teens build strength and learn proper body alignment," says Azzarito Ward. ‘A regular practice also helps promote a healthy body image, raises self esteem and promotes self acceptance by building confidence and strength.” Yoga strengthens the body and elongates the muscular structure while improving circulation. A regular practice improves sleep and stabilizes the nervous system, something that can benefit teens and adults alike.
As many adults have experienced, yoga not only benefits the body but the mind and spirit as well. Practicing yoga is an effective way to reduce stress in teens. "We live in a world where teenagers have a lot of pressure to excel," says Azzarito Ward. "Yoga can teach young people the coping, breathing and focusing skills that are important in everyday life." Proper breathing techniques are a central focus of a yoga practice. The deep breathing techniques learned in yoga expand respiratory function and bring a fresh supply of oxygen to the body which helps rid it of harmful toxins. Teenagers are typically multitasking and are bombarded with different types of media throughout the day making it hard to focus and slow down. "It is more important than ever to teach young people how to clear their minds and focus,” she says. "Meditation is a big part of a yoga practice which leads to improved learning, grade point averages and test taking skills. Not only will meditation and proper breathing help teenagers in their current daily lives, but it will build a foundation for how they will deal with stress and anxiety as adults" A regular practice also improves concentration, memory and attention.
Teenagers can benefit in many ways from a regular yoga practice. To find a certified yoga instructor or school for your teenaged son or daughter visit www.yogaalliance.com or call your local community centen For more information on local yoga expert, Lara Azzarito Ward, visit vvwvv.lotusgardensyoga.com. ##
by Clarissa Gonzales
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