Children Yoga and T’ai Chi – Playing like animals
How would you like to give your child(ren) the most precious gift imaginable?
A gift that he would keep giving and giving to them throughout their lives!
A gift of physical health!
A gift of mental health!
A gift of emotional health!
Imagine what your child could achieve with these gifts as the foundation for his life.
The great sage, Dennis the Menace, said:
“The best thing you can do is get really good at being yourself!”
Each child has unique talents.
Your child has unique talents.
Imagine what a gift it would be if each child knew what their unique talents are and then could develop them.
Would you like to give your child this gift too?
Dennis the Menace might say, “The best thing you can do for your child is to help them be very good at being THEM, WHATEVER!”
And Mark Twain said: “Inherently, each of us has the inner substance to achieve whatever our goals and dreams define. What each of us lacks is the training, education, knowledge, and insight to utilize what we already have.” “.
You can gift your children with a significant part of this training, education, knowledge and insight very easily by showing them how to imitate eagles, bears, dragons, gorillas, tigers, deer and monkeys through t’ai chi and yogic movements and positions.
Mimicking animals was the first form of qigong ever created, long before t’ai chi or yoga.
Animal imitation is a safe, fun, and effective way for children to maintain excellent physical and mental health into adulthood and help them master whatever else they love to do, now and in the future.
They will get better at what they love: computers, athletics, art, singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, science, inventing, research, and even studying.
A third grader said, “Tai chi cleanses my body and helps me with my work.”
Studies show that children who practice various t’ai chi and yoga programs do better in school and become more proficient in basic learning skills.
A third grade teacher in the United States said: “I feel that the deep breathing, flexibility, balance and coordination they experienced while practicing t’ai chi increased their physical and mental well-being and improved their learning! They came back to class positive , confident and focused”.
A fifth grade student, who failed math because of his inability to concentrate, said, “Well, I do exactly what you said when I don’t remember the answer to the math test. I sit very still, focus on the ball of energy in my abdomen”. , take 5 breaths, and then I know the answer.”
As your children master the various moves and poses of their favorite animal, they gain an unwavering sense of confidence and accomplishment.
These are profound gifts that you can bring to the world one day as you also become a parent, doctor, singer, business professional, adventurer, farmer, police officer, clown, pilot, astronaut, or whatever else you choose.
While having fun pretending to be their favorite animal, your children are naturally and easily developing their mind and body, learning social and behavioral skills, connecting their inner world with the outer world, and absorbing values and habits that will serve them throughout their lives. of their life. life.
While imitating animals, their children embody the joy, courage, strength, love, and inner power of animals. They are adopting the agility, balance, patience, concentration and freedom with which their furry friends have fun. They are effortlessly embracing the grace, alertness, calm, and natural robust health of animals.
Mimicking and moving like animals in these special forms of yoga and t’ai chi can help your children discover and develop their own unique imagination and creative abilities.
Albert Einstein said: “Imagination is everything, more important than knowledge.It’s the preview of life’s next attractions.”
Imagination, attention span, concentration power and memory will become stronger and stronger as your child increases and stabilizes his own internal energy or chi.
Romping like animals helps integrate mind and body, balances the left and right sides of the brain, increasing your child’s ability to manage stress.
Children are the epitome of change, and change can be very stressful.
The proven stress-relieving qualities of romping like animals create a wonderful sanctuary amid the hectic schedules of play dates, school and extracurricular activities, as well as the many frightening encounters children face.
Zac, a fifth grader, says, “I like tai chi. It’s relaxing and fun.”
Playing helps children calm down and become more aware of what is going on inside them. Children learn to listen to the messages their bodies send them.
A third grader says, “Tai chi relaxes and stretches both sides of the body. It makes your body nice and calm.”
Playing and pretending to be a powerful animal builds self-confidence and teaches your child(ren) that true strength comes from awareness of themselves and their environment.
Children are inundated with images of aggression: television, movies, wrestling, the news, video games, cartoons, and much more. Instead of teaching your kids how to fight, animal games show them how to control their body and mind, stay out of harmful situations, and how not to hurt themselves by giving in.
Children learn that they can navigate obstacles like water in a stream and still be as powerful as a mighty flood. That they can experience the relaxation of a cat while remaining alert and capable of super fast reactions.
Pretending to be an eagle, deer, tiger, monkey, gorilla, dragon, and bear instills real values of inner peace in the face of haste and worry, assertiveness in the face of aggression, humility in the face of arrogance, and fun in the face of to perfection.
The calm, concentration and focus that comes from playing the animals also make this unique program a wonderful complementary therapy for treating Attention Deficit Disorder.
Doctors Edward Hallowell and John Ratey, experts in the management of ADD, wrote: “Exercise is one of the best treatments for ADD. It helps eliminate excess energy and aggression in a positive way, allows noise reduction in the mind, stimulates the hormonal and neurochemical systems in the most therapeutic way, and soothes and calms the body.”
Playing with animals like these special t’ai chi and yoga animals helps your children harness and focus their vibrant but often scattered energies.
Abbey, a second grader, agrees when she says, “Tai chi quietly calms my body.”
And 9-year-old Rebekah confirmed it, too, saying she just felt “calm and relaxed” after romping around like animals.
Albert Einstein also said, “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science.”
In my experience, animal games hold many mysterious and incredible gifts for you and your children to discover and unwrap for years to come.
In addition to some of the benefits mentioned above, playing with animals can generate sensations such as the thousands of tiny bubbles that appear when a bottle of champagne or 7 up is opened and burst in every cell of the body.
Remember how those bubbly bubbles feel when they slide down your throat? Now, imagine that feeling that goes on and on, non-stop, in every cell of your body simultaneously.
Sometimes those feelings can become much stronger, like you are a rocket on a launch pad in those moments between power up and take off.
Moving like an animal in t’ai chi or yoga can also leave your mind almost completely free of unproductive thoughts. Free to savor the extraordinary sensations that throb in your body. Free to experience yourself as one with others, nature and the Source of all Life.
Some of these benefits can be experienced immediately. And, with many years of practice, they become our normal, everyday waking experience. But, just like the most delicious dessert, you can only savor and savor the limitless treasures of frolicking like a magnificent animal by digging.
Play will naturally nourish a child’s body, mind and spirit like sunlight, dirt and water magically nourish a rosebud. They make people glow from within, generating a smile that arises from a heart full of gratitude and compassion.
Play helps people of all ages stay physically healthy and mentally happy.
Fear, pain, anger, addictions, anxiety, depression, procrastination and greed flee from people who play games with animals.
A consistent practice of playing as these special t’ai chi and yoga animals can help your children, you, and your entire family feel better than you ever imagined possible.
Galileo said, “You can’t teach people anything. You can only help them discover it within themselves.”
Giving your child(ren) the time and skills to play t’ai chi and yoga like a powerful and graceful animal can truly help them discover and reach their full potential in all areas of life.
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