Seven Positive Effects of Yoga in Teens

By Teen Rehab

Yoga is not only good for the body, it’s also good for the mind. Here are 7 ways yoga can help teens during treatment.

• Boosts Immune System & Self Care

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  For a young body that is prone to illness and infection, teens have to do everything they can to fight sickness. Taking up yoga helps keep a teen’s body healthy overall, while exercise helps with immunity and general detoxification.

• Feeling Connected & Finding One’s Intuition

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  Since yoga is so much about listening to your body’s internal compass and pushing through with ease and grace, teens can develop a connection and trust between themselves and the world around them.

• Promotes Healthy Body Image

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  Seeing what their body and mind can truly accomplish through a regular yoga practice, teens will develop a self-image that revolves around a more internal perspective (free from outside criticism).

• Finding Your Happiness

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  Due to hormonal imbalances as well as emotional distress, depression often creeps in during adolescence. Regular yoga practice can increase serotonin levels as well as leave one feeling accomplished.

• Ability to Concentrate

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  High school and homework requires the ability to concentrate on the task at hand, yet teens live in a world of distractions. Teens will develop practical disciplines with breathing, posing and balance through practicing yoga.

• Stress Management

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  Since yoga is all about being in the present moment, it can help give teens the tools to focus on one thing at a time (i.e. your breath, your pose) as well as calming the nervous system.

• Strength & Flexibility

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  Starting at a young age with building a strong core as well as increasing mobility, a teen’s posture and muscle strength will help protect against arthritis and back pain later in life.