Smyrna Elementary School ASP Yoga Club for Kindergarteners and First graders Thursdays 3:15 to 3:45

Smyrna Elementary's Kindergarteners and First Graders will sit peacefully, breathe, dance around, balance, bounce, focus, giggle, jog, impersonate animals, and practice yoga poses.

This is a recurring event at Smyrna Elementary School, at the After School Program.

This is the registration for the yoga class for grades K-1 is 3:15 to 3:45 pm on Thursdays.  

(The class for grades 2-5 is 3:45 to 4:45 on Thursdays, and the registration is separate.)

Why yoga for young people?  Research has shown the following benefits of yoga for children:

• Builds a foundation for healthy exercise habits
• Helps children relax, unwind, and calm themselves
• Improves behaviors, resulting in fewer discipline problems
• Teaches anger control
• Invites a calm atmosphere
• Opportunity for discovery and fun
• Improves moter development on both sides of the body
• Increases muscle strength
• Relieves stress and anxiety
• Builds concentration, focus, memory, and attention
• Offers lifelong stress management tools
• Builds a feeling of well-being and a respect for others
• Strengthens the mind-body connection
• Boosts self esteem and confidence
• Helps develop a positive body image
• Fosters creativity and imagination
• Encourages awareness of breath
• Refines balance, dexterity, coordination, and flexibility

Each class will have a theme, such as Gratitude, Non-Violence, Truthfulness, Self-discipline.  

Masks, social distancing, sanitation, and  the CDC and Cobb Douglas Public Health recommended Covid-19 safety protocols will be followed whenever possible.