I’ve been running yoga classes in Chiswick London since 2010 – at St Michael and All Angels church in Bedford Park and other local venues.
I’ve provided yoga and exercise classes to people from around 7 to 75 (including a rare occurrence of daughter, mother, and grand-mother in the same class) and to people of all shapes and sizes, injured and not injured. My focus has recently turned to helping the single parent and child.
Whereas yoga is often individualistic, single parent and child yoga encourages poses to be performed together, and because of the familial relationship, in a closer and fun-oriented way.
“We really enjoyed the class and would love to come again next week.” said Lizzie after a recent class.
Daughter Edie also got to practise her language skills as we all, she included, held our poses while she counted to ten in Spanish and English.
A child is introduced to yoga and exercise at an early age, and hopefully they’ll continue with it as they become independent - and for a long time thereafter. For now, parent and child spend quality time together, in an unusual and stimulating setting. The parent also benefits from going to a yoga class that until now they might have had to forego.
Yoga helps improve flexibility, strength, and balance; that is well known. Single parent and child classes have shown that yogaplusexercise provides other, less obvious and indirect, benefits, such as: socialising and parent-child bonding – and even improving drawing and language skills.
I’ve provided yoga and exercise classes to people from around 7 to 75 (including a rare occurrence of daughter, mother, and grand-mother in the same class) and to people of all shapes and sizes, injured and not injured. My focus has recently turned to helping the single parent and child.
Whereas yoga is often individualistic, single parent and child yoga encourages poses to be performed together, and because of the familial relationship, in a closer and fun-oriented way.
“We really enjoyed the class and would love to come again next week.” said Lizzie after a recent class.
Daughter Edie also got to practise her language skills as we all, she included, held our poses while she counted to ten in Spanish and English.
A child is introduced to yoga and exercise at an early age, and hopefully they’ll continue with it as they become independent - and for a long time thereafter. For now, parent and child spend quality time together, in an unusual and stimulating setting. The parent also benefits from going to a yoga class that until now they might have had to forego.
Yoga helps improve flexibility, strength, and balance; that is well known. Single parent and child classes have shown that yogaplusexercise provides other, less obvious and indirect, benefits, such as: socialising and parent-child bonding – and even improving drawing and language skills.