Keeping Anneli (47) and daughter began active – Aftenposten

– Yoga is quite natural for children, says Anneli Mjøen.

Yoga Teacher and author Mjøen have lived with yoga whole life . She started practicing at an early age, inspired by the adults in the family. A childhood memory is that she took the train from Oslo to Bergen, sitting in lotus position with the soles folded up in the lap like a pretzel, only to conclude that it was possible.

Joint activity

In adulthood She had other careers, including 12 years as a journalist, before she decided to invest entirely on yoga. Today she teaches about yoga, sleep and diet, in addition to writing, instagramme and lecture on the field.

– I burn that yoga should be for everyone. There is something adults and children have as much fun and can be done jointly. Yoga also requires no equipment and can be done anywhere. On the living room floor, looking in the grass on the beach. Everywhere!

She has practiced yoga with her daughter since she was little. Girlfriend and his two daughters were later part of yoga family, which today has integrated yoga as part of everyday life.

newlyweds

In addition to stronger ties between adults and children, Anneli convinced that yoga does wonders for the relationship and love.

– As a yoga teacher I often feel that it is the women who attend courses, while the men stay at home. For the men, I want to shout: “To save the marriage, then came up on yoga,” My theory is that it is easier to breathe life into the partner you already have than to find a new, she says, laughs.

Just to do something together can give the relationship fresh impetus. Breathing exercises, meditation or acrobatic yoga, where partners must exercise full confidence in each other, can also help you get closer, says Anneli.

Parents Copy

In a family where both parents are active on yoga mat becomes all the easier to involve children.

– My experience is that yoga strengthens family unity. Instead of someone being seated separately, and gaze down on each screen, you can do something together. Children and adults can engage in the same, simultaneously – something that might not happen so often anymore, says Anneli.

She reminds us that children learn from what adults do, not what they say.

– We can sit on the couch with iPad in your lap. Or we can choose to teach children our otherwise. Imagine if parents learn to stand on your hands! It comes kids to love. I’m sure.

Important role models

Professor Antonios Samdal by Hemil Centre at the University of Bergen has not researched the meaning of yoga especially, but confirms that parental activity level affects the next generation .

– Research proves that parents are important role models when it comes to training. The very best thing is to do things with the kids. That the adults themselves are physically active also seems a positive effect on the child’s active level. It can affect how they motivate the kids, and to what extent they facilitate children’s activities, says Samdal.

She emphasizes that children have a iboene needs and a physical drive to be in activity.

– It is important to stimulate the natural need that children have. We also know that physical activity is important for motor development, which in turn affects the overall development and learning, says Samdal.

Anneli Mjøen remind you that it is never too late to start. Although she was over 40 years before she went up in a handstand for the first time.

– The other day I finally got down the splits. Now I’m 47.

Published: May 16th. 2015 8:50