Dr. Irena Vagner

The Body - Mind - Spirit Unity

is the Foundation for
Positive Children Development

The Body - Mind - Spirit Unity plays an essential part in positive children's development. It lies at the core of defining one's unique talents and skills as well as of establishing self-discipline and healthy habits. Through Yoga and relaxation practice, children become more knowledgeable, strong, focused, and centered individuals ready to face the fast-paced life challenges and ever changing social life-style.

The Best Learning Comes from Experience. Yoga is not a once a week activity, but rather a way of life. With each practice, as children execute Yoga asana (postures) more properly while focusing on breathing in balancing their bodies, their minds become clearer, more focused, and calm. At the same time, their bodies gain strength, flexibility, and agility. Their redeemed lightness of being enhances their overall life style. They become more conscious, more aware, and more mindful. Yoga practice with its nutrition guidelines naturally establish healthy eating habits. Obesity and other by-products of unhealthy lifestyle will gradually subside with regular Yoga practice.

The Yoga Benefits for Children. The overall beneficial properties from Yoga practice suggest the importance of making Yoga a way of one's life. It is essential for children to have the same guidance and support in parents as well as in their teachers. Parents and teachers working together in making Yoga practice a child's daily routine will strengthen child's Yoga experience and its full benefits.

Schools that create an environment where children get an optimal support in being in control of one's inner Self and in their autonomous behavior play very important role in children's behavior-management skills. As the primary purpose of schools is to educate, it is the best place to guide children through their developmental period toward becoming strong individuals. To learn how to establish healthy habits through self-control and discipline, as well as how to honor one's unique talents and skills it's essential for developing positive attitude toward a happy and healthy self-guided life. Through well defined self-knowledge, children become accountable for their own actions, make the right and honest decisions not being swayed by external circumstances or pressures, and thus setting a strong foundation for healthy, happy, and fulfilling life, while being solely responsible for their own life course.

The Enhanced Classroom Learning Experience. The role of education is to teach not only how to be successful materially, but also how to be successful as people. In addition to facts, students need to learn skills more clearly focused on human needs and interests. The classroom experience for teachers and children could improve if children were able to learn how to focus and concentrate, how to attain self-knowledge and self-control, how to get along with others, and even more importantly, how to get along with oneself, how to live healthfully, how to develop one’s talents and abilities, and how to live a balanced life.

While the primary purpose of schools is to educate,
it is the best place to guide children through their developmental period
toward evolving into strong and responsible individuals.
The most important role of schools is to create an environment
where children can get an optimal support in their autonomous and positive development.