Yoga: Not for Children
Yoga is a wonderful practice that keeps our mind and body healthy, but it is not for kids below 13.
Yoga: Not for children
© 2010 Dr.P.Elayaraja
Yoga, this term has become a fashion now a days. Yoga is taught even to the nursery kids. According to the ancient yoga manuscripts, adults, elderly people, sick and the weak person can practice yoga for a healthy life. The ancient literature does not recommend yoga for individuals who have not reached the adolescent stage.
There is a reason for forbidding the children from yoga practices. According to human anatomy, a child at birth has more than 300 bones in their body. Some of these 300 bones fuse together during the growth of a child to become 206 bones in total.
Performing yoga at an early age may lead to malformations of the skeletal system. Bone fractures are common in children due to the tenderness of the bones.
There are 400 different muscles, which are connected to the 206 bones. When a child attains adolescent, certain bone become stronger and therefore is fit to practice yoga. Therefore, the appropriate age to begin yoga is 13 years.
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© 2010 Dr.P.Elayaraja
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ashucharu | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
gud info
Starpisces | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
wow, nice poses, I have ever learnt Hatha yoga, but not that advance yet!
yes me | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
Another fine post Doc yoga, and me don’t work, but I do my best to keep a good muscle structure…. to help my Arthritic joints and mind my weight to, cheers, Doc
TwiKnight | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
Ouch… tongue-tied. Great article, mate!
Atanacio | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
actually this was a good article
Chryslis | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
Fabulous.
ShadowPsychos | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
great article
Jimmy Shilaho | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
Very informative. Why children should be tortured in the name of Yoga is indeed beyond comprehension.
Brenda Nelson | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
Freaky pictures, fish should not do yoga either, but cats are naturals.
Anuradha Ramkumar | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
I thought anybody can do yoga; i never knew yoga is not good for children. Thnx for the wonderful share. Images went very well with your article.
Idlepen | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
Superb, amazing photographs! Very good content
Authoress Terry E. Lyle | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
This article really made sense. Good Job!!!
giftarist | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
Great article, doc. Informative!
patofgold23 | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
one of the best reads I had today! Keep it up.
PARAM | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
nice artricle..
Eunice Tan | Jun 28, 2010 | Reply
Great info we had better know.
rajaryanme | Jun 29, 2010 | Reply
Yoga is always beneficial for all. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
bellatwix | Jun 29, 2010 | Reply
I thought yoga is good for everyone. Good to know about the bones fusing.
Saxenadhi | Jun 29, 2010 | Reply
sensible article………….
Anamika S | Jun 30, 2010 | Reply
I remember doing surya namaskars from the age of 10 after seeing my Dad doing it. I may not be a fan of many of the difficult postures or may not have attempted either but i advice everyone to practice surya namaskar as an overall body workout. Nice Post!
Raj the Tora | Jun 30, 2010 | Reply
Very nice article.
Vaibhav Diwaker | Jul 1, 2010 | Reply
Engaging piece with fitting photographs……….loved it….
seymikins | Jul 2, 2010 | Reply
That yogic cat picture is hilarious but the point of the article is really serious. Well written, thanks!
Yalonda | Jul 3, 2010 | Reply
Hmm, I didn’t know that! See, you can learn something every day!
And it would definately be good for yoga-practicing parents to know this!
Precious Illusions | Jul 3, 2010 | Reply
wow..i did not know…:)
Anastasia Meredith Oh | Jul 4, 2010 | Reply
Great article!
really informative!