The role of yoga in education

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explain the possibilities of applying yoga in education through the presentation of the conducted research. Yoga involves various techniques with the aim of achieving psychosocial balance. We are witnessing an increase in stress and emotional disorders in children; children are becoming more sedentary, and are preoccupied with the multitude of stimuli that come constantly via cell phone, computer, and television. By examining a series of research effects of yoga, we can conclude that yoga has proved to be effective in treating a variety of conditions and diseases. Practicing yoga can help reduce stress, anxiety symptoms, and depression. It examines the possibilities of introducing yoga as part of the school curriculum for healthy children and children with disabilities. Results have so far shown possible contributions of yoga in schools in the form of attention improvement, self-regulation and reduction of tension.Cij rada je kroz prikaz istraživanja obrazložiti mogućnosti primjene joge u obrazovanju. Joga uključuje razne tehnike kojima je jedan od ciljeva postizanje psihosocijalne ravnoteže. Svjedoci smo porasta stresa i emocionalnih poremećaja kod djece; djeca se sve manje kreću, a sve su više zaokupljena mnoštvom podražaja koja dolaze neprestano mobitelom, računalom, televizijom. Pregledom niza istraživanja učinaka joge možemo zaključiti da se pokazala učinkovitom kod različitih stanja i bolesti. Vježbanje joge može pomoći u smanjenju stresa, simptoma anksioznosti, depresivnosti. Istražuju se mogućnosti joge kao dijela školskoga kurikuluma, kako za tipičnu tako i za djecu s teškoćama. Dosadašnji rezultati pokazuju moguće prinose joge u školama u vidu poticanja pažnje, samoregulacije te smanjenja napetosti.