Teaching Yoga for Teen Stress Management - It's a Matter of Perspective

Yoga is a viable solution to teen stress. However,know that you can work unlimited overtime. By now,
some adults cannot understand the nature of teenyou have come to the realization that you will never
anxiety and stress. Some will state that "Kidsbe able to keep up with all the work, even if you
nowadays have it better than any previouswork 84 hours per week.
generation." This reminds me of the self-absorbedSo, what's the problem? You will make a lot of
statement, "I have problems of my own."money, sacrifice family time, and give up your
Adults are often familiar with terms like: Commuterpersonal life. After all, we have it better than any
traffic, job burnout, chronic fatigue syndrome, andprevious generation, right? I hope you see my point.
work overload. These are the conditions adultsStress is different for all of us. A teenager may feel
recognize as stressors, but let's take a close look atlike the world is "caving in," when Mom and Dad get a
just one of them.divorce, peer pressure gets out of hand, or final
Work overload is what happens when yourexams are coming up. Adults have felt high stress
co-workers were terminated, in order to streamlinelevels before.
the company. Afterward, management decides thatMost teens are becoming self-aware for the first
you must do your job and the work of your formertime. This is why Yoga is such a good form of
co-workers. They also demand that you accomplishtherapy. In fact, it would be wise to expose children
all of this within 40 hours per week.to Yoga classes at an early age. As a result, each
After you are "pulling your hair out" to do thechild would learn how to handle stress and anxiety at
impossible for a few weeks, your company lets youan early age.