VOA标准英语2020--儿童瑜伽的益处

There are a lot of benefits to yoga and its especially beneficial to have kids start doing yoga at an early age.

The reason why is because kids experience a lot of emotions and feelings

that a lot of times they don’t know how to process or don’t know how to talk about.

As people say, it’s not what happens to you,

it’s how you respond to what happens to you.

So, with the tools that you learn through meditation¹ and mindfulness,

kids can use those every day in order to better deal with their feelings.

My name is Yalda Soheil and I’m the founder² of Starlight Yoga.

I teach kids and family yoga classes.

I started Starlight Yoga

because I wanted to give kids the tools they need to help them regulate³ themselves,

build self-confidence, help them deal with their feelings

and learn how to take deep breaths.

Inhale⁴. How does it taste? Is it good?

Is it good enough for one more bite? Let’s see.

It was a very good way to start my morning.

Always my back feels great after yoga.

It gives me a chance to pause and interrupt

and really trying to understand their perspectives and their needs their physical needs,

which I think are really easy to overlook⁵ sometimes as adults.

But I think this way, were able to all be more mindful together.

Family yoga, I believe, is the greatest thing ever.

In today’s society, everything is moving so fast

and a lot of times, families are struggling to find ways to truly connect with each other.

Did you feel happy being an elephant?

Yeah. And a giraffe.

Yes, you were many animals.

That was what was so wonderful about the class today.

We really enjoyed being here.

My son is almost three years old.

So, he enjoys the stories that Yalda developed within the class.

I see a great big lion.

So, I want everyone on their knees like this.

Let’s see if we can scare the lion away with a great big roar.

That really engaged his interest and it was great for me

because this is the time for myself and my son to bond.

And the frog.

What kind of sound do frogs make?

Ribbit! Ribbit! Good work!

Children are extremely compassionate⁶ by nature.

And the more that we teach them that, you know, it’s good to help others.

It’s good to be kind to others.

It’s good to, you know, take a break and pause and think about what you’re doing.

I believe that they’ll just grow up and be stronger, healthier individuals mentally, emotionally, physically⁷.

1 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 regulate   

vt.管理，控制，调节，调校，调整

参考例句：

• This system can regulate the temperature of the room.这种系统能调节室内温度。
• They regulate the flow of water by the sluice gate.他们用水闸门控制水的流量。

4 inhale   

v.吸入(气体等)，吸(烟)

参考例句：

• Don't inhale dust into your lung.别把灰尘吸进肺里。
• They are pleased to not inhale second hand smoke.他们很高兴他们再也不会吸到二手烟了。

5 overlook   

v.忽视，忽略，俯瞰，眺望，宽容，宽恕

参考例句：

• How could you overlook paying the rent?你怎么会忘了付房租？
• It was a slight overlook on my part.这是我的一个小疏忽。

6 compassionate   

adj.有同情心的，表示同情的

参考例句：

• She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
• The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。

7 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。