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October is ADHD Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and offer meaningful support to children navigating attention challenges. ADHD affects millions of kids, shaping how they learn, move, and relate to others. But with the right tools, these children can thrive—and yoga is one of the most powerful resources available.
🌿 Nature and the ADHD Brain
Research continues to show that exposure to green spaces boosts cognition, creativity, and mood—especially for children with ADHD. According to a New York Times article, time spent in nature can help calm the mind and improve attention. While not every study finds the same results, the overall trend is clear: nature supports mental clarity and emotional balance.
Combining yoga with outdoor experiences amplifies these benefits. Practicing yoga in a park, garden, or even a backyard allows kids to move mindfully while absorbing the calming effects of the natural world.
🧘 Yoga as a Tool for Regulation
Yoga helps kids with ADHD by:
- Improving body awareness and coordination
- Teaching breath control to calm the nervous system
- Building focus through structured movement
- Creating space for emotional expression and release
Rather than asking kids to sit still, yoga invites them to move with purpose—channeling energy in ways that support learning and self-regulation.
💪 The It’s Yoga Kids® 3 Success Skills
At It’s Yoga Kids®, we focus on three foundational skills that help children with ADHD become the best version of themselves:
- Adaptability Yoga teaches kids to adjust to new poses, environments, and sensations. This flexibility helps them navigate change with less frustration and more ease.
- Resilience Falling out of a pose? No problem. Yoga encourages kids to try again, building emotional strength and perseverance—key traits for managing ADHD challenges.
- Confidence Mastering a movement or simply showing up on the mat fosters self-belief. Yoga helps kids trust their bodies and minds, reinforcing a positive self-image.
🌟 Moving Forward with Compassion
ADHD doesn’t define a child—it’s just one part of their story. With yoga and nature as allies, kids can discover new ways to focus, express themselves, and succeed. This month, let’s raise awareness, reduce stigma, and celebrate the unique strengths of every child.
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Kids are naturally imaginative, and Halloween amplifies that! Yoga taps into this creativity with themed poses and mindful movement that feel more like play than practice. It’s a great way to balance the sugar rush and overstimulation that often come with the holiday.
🧘 Halloween-Inspired Poses
- Black Cat Pose (Cat-Cow): Stretch the spine while pretending to be a spooky feline.
- Zombie Walks (Mindful Marching): Practice balance and coordination with slow, exaggerated steps.
- Bat Pose (Happy Baby): Lie on your back and grab your feet—just like a bat hanging upside down!
- Pumpkin Breaths: Inhale deeply and puff up like a round pumpkin, then exhale slowly to deflate.
These poses help kids build body awareness, calm their nervous systems, and have a blast while doing it.
🎭 Mindfulness in Disguise
Halloween yoga isn’t just silly fun—it’s a chance to teach emotional regulation and self-expression. Through breath-work and movement, kids learn how to manage excitement, anxiety, and transitions. It’s also a great opportunity to talk about facing fears and finding inner strength—just like a brave little ghost or superhero.
🍬 Treats for the Mind and Body
Instead of just focusing on candy, Halloween yoga encourages kids to treat themselves to:
- A moment of stillness
- A deep breath before trick-or-treating
- A playful way to connect with friends and family
So this Halloween, roll out the mat and invite kids to move, breathe, and play. Yoga adds a magical twist to the holiday—and helps children feel strong, centered, and ready for whatever spooky surprises come their way.
Happy Halloween from It’s Yoga Kids®! 🎃🧘♂️🕸️ Come in costume on Sunday, October 26!
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October 10th marks World Mental Health Day, a global reminder that mental well-being is just as vital as physical health—especially for children and teens. As we face a growing youth mental health crisis, it’s more important than ever to equip kids with tools that help them thrive emotionally, physically, and socially.
📊 The Mental Health Crisis in Numbers
Recent studies reveal alarming trends:
- Anxiety and depression rates among children have surged. In the U.S., feelings of persistent sadness and hopelessness increased by 40% over the past decade.
- Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for youth ages 12–24.
- During the pandemic, moderate-to-severe depression rose from 10.5% to 15.1% among 11–13-year-olds, with girls and Hispanic/Latinx youth most affected.
These numbers reflect more than statistics—they represent real children struggling to cope with stress, isolation, and uncertainty.
🧘♀️ How Yoga Supports Mental Health
Yoga offers a powerful, accessible way to help kids regulate their bodies and minds. Through breath-work, movement, and mindfulness, children learn to:
- Calm their nervous systems
- Recognize and manage emotions
- Build self-awareness and focus
Yoga isn’t just about flexibility—it’s about mental agility, emotional strength, and inner peace.
💪 The It’s Yoga Kids® 3 Success Skills
At It’s Yoga Kids®, we focus on three core skills that help children become the best version of themselves:
- Adaptability Life is full of change. Yoga teaches kids to adjust with grace—whether it’s a new school, a tough game, or a challenging pose. Adaptability helps them stay open, curious, and calm in the face of uncertainty.
- Resilience Falling out of a pose is part of the process. Yoga shows kids that setbacks are not failures—they’re opportunities to grow. Resilience builds emotional strength and the ability to bounce back from adversity.
- Confidence Mastering a pose or simply showing up on the mat gives kids a sense of achievement. Yoga nurtures self-belief, helping children trust their bodies, their choices, and their voice.
🌱 Moving Forward Together
On World Mental Health Day, let’s commit to supporting children not just with care, but with skills. Yoga empowers kids to navigate life’s challenges with balance, strength, and joy. It’s more than a practice—it’s a pathway to lifelong well-being.
Let’s raise awareness, reduce stigma, and build a future where every child has the tools to thrive. Start HERE: Get a freebie. Come to class. Take a training!
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October 6th marks National Coaches Day, a time to honor the mentors who shape not just athletes—but confident, resilient human beings. (Check out this post that brought me to tears!) This year, we join Positive Coaching Alliance in saying Thank You, Coach for the countless hours, heart, and wisdom poured into every practice, pep talk, and game day.
Coaches do more than teach skills—they build character. And now, many are expanding their toolkit by becoming Kids Yoga Certified, recognizing that athletic performance is deeply tied to mental focus, emotional regulation, and physical safety.
Here’s why yoga is becoming a game-changer for student athletes:
🧘♂️ Body Awareness & Injury Prevention Yoga teaches athletes how to move with intention, improve flexibility, and build core strength. Coaches are using yoga to help kids understand their bodies better—reducing the risk of injury and promoting longevity in their sport.
🧠 Mental Focus & Emotional Resilience Breath-work and mindfulness practices sharpen concentration and calm nerves before competition. Whether it’s managing pre-game jitters or bouncing back from a tough loss, yoga equips athletes with tools to stay grounded and mentally strong.
❤️ Playing for the Love of the Game Yoga reminds kids why they started playing in the first place: joy, connection, and passion. Coaches who integrate yoga into training help athletes reconnect with their love for movement, fostering a healthy mindset that supports long-term engagement.
So today, we celebrate the coaches who are evolving, adapting, and leading with heart. By embracing yoga, they’re not just building better athletes—they’re nurturing whole, balanced individuals.
Thank you, Coach, for believing in kids, for showing up, and for helping them grow on and off the field. You are the true MVP. 🏆🧘♀️👏
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