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Yoga can teach kids self-regulation skills

December 20, 2018 | Julia Englund Strait

Yoga can teach kids self-regulation skills

Yes, it’s true. If you’re doing yoga, you’ll contort your body into an unnatural-looking shape. But most of the evidence for the benefits of yoga – especially for kids – suggests that it’s the subtler aspects of this “moving meditation,” like breathing and awareness, that are magic ingredients to help them manage stress and anxiety.