Which sports do kids love most? You might be inclined to point to football, tennis or basketball, but according to a recent article in the Chicago Daily Herald, youth in the Windy City are increasingly turning to holistic exercise to get their ya-yas out. No wonder beginner's Chicago yoga is so popular!
The newspaper noted that meditating, posing and deep breathing appear to be catching on among teens, tweens and even toddlers in Chiacgo.
What is behind this apparent trend? Local studio owner Pam O'Brien told the news source that she believes the mind-body regimen's soothing health effects draw kids to Chicago yoga classes.
"Yoga should be about showing them the proper way to move and balance, about learning how to have proper body mechanics and alignment," she said, quoted by the news source. O'Brien added that yoga is also just plain fun, and kids can't help liking something so entertaining.
Neither can adults, apparently. A survey conducted by the Yoga Journal found that an estimated 15.8 million American adults have tried yoga. Another 18.3 million admitted being interested in the ancient self-healing art.










