Monday, June 6, 2011

Kid's Yoga and T'ai Chi - Resolving Childhood Obesity

The yoga and t'ai chi practice of imitating Power Animals is the oldest form of exercise known.
It is also a safe, fun, and effective way to combat childhood obesity-an epidemic growing faster than an uncontained wildfire!
David Katz of the Yale School of Medicine stated that "Children growing up today will suffer more chronic disease and premature death because of the way they eat and their lack of physical activity than from exposure to tobacco, drugs, and alcohol combined."
It's no secret children are eating much more high calorie, sugar and chemical laden, highly processed food than you and I did as children.
It's also no secret that our children do not get the same amount of exercise at school or from daily walking and

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