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       Yoga for Kids at the Cornwall Public Library




        By Christine Ouellet                  happiness.”
                                                Kevin has been participating
             n Saturday mornings, in the
                                              in  yoga  classes  since  2000  with
        Ocalm quiet of the Cornwall
                                              Shanti, and he has completed the
        Public  Library,  you  will  find     Sivanada Yoga Teachers Training
        children practicing the downward      course. He has taught yoga

        dog, the lotus, and the warrior       classes to all ages, but he enjoys
        poses.  That’s because  Yoga for
                                              the  children’s  training  class  the
        Kids  has been a programming
                                              most.
        fixture for years in the children’s
        department at the library.  Yoga        Yoga  postures  stretch,  extend,
        instructors Shanti  Warner and        and flex the spine. They exercise
        Kevin O’Rourke have volunteered       muscles  and  joints,  keeping  the
        countless hours to teach this form    body strong and supple, and

        of exercise to kids ranging from 6    they  are  done  in conjunction
        to 16 years of age.                   with  breathing.  Relaxation  and
                                              concentration produce stability
          Shanti says, “Kids today are        and reduce stress.
        bombarded with  TV and video

        games. A great deal of stress is        Skylar,     a    13-     year-old
        created to conform to the needs       participant says, “Yoga makes                                                                  Photo Submitted
        of society and peers. They find it    my body feel good and helps me        and cobra poses.                      towel to exercise on, comfortable
        very hard to concentrate, and even    with my concentration.” Skylar          Yoga for Kids is free, and it takes   clothing and a willingness to try
        to stay awake in the classroom.       follows in her mother’s footstep      place every Saturday morning          something new. Call the library
        They lose their self-esteem and       as she also takes yoga classes for                                          at 613-932-4796 to register your
        need constant reassurance that        adults. Skylar shows off some of      from 10AM to 11AM. All that’s         child as space is limited.
        they are worthy of love and           her favorite postures, the wheel      required is a mat or a thick beach

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