Yoga Education for Children
(a Manual for Teaching Yoga to Children)

Swami Satyananda Saraswati

This is a book on yoga compiled with children in mind. The first part explains which yoga practices are particularly beneficial for children of different ages. It offers approaches that can be used by teachers and parents to introduce yoga to children of different age groups. It includes topics such as: better methods of education, integrating yoga into the classroom, the cause of student unrest and its remedy. The second part focuses on yoga therapy for children and describes actual situations where yoga was used to help overcome specific problems in childhood. The third part contains a wide range of yogic techniques and activities for children including: asana, pranayama, yoga games, relaxation and meditation, and stories.

Suitable for children of all ages. A good reference for yoga teachers.

Printed 1999; pp.302.