Body Sox Yoga
Body Sox, Odd Looking, But Fun and Self-Regulating. It is an yoga experience like no other. Children love to stretch in it as many ways as possible. There are multiple ways to use the Body Sox from games to relaxation.
WHAT IS IT?
Body Sox are fun, therapeutic sacks constructed from four-way stretch lycra. It teach both adults and children about gross motor control by providing proprioceptive feedback that leads to a new awareness of the body.
What are the Benefits?
- Allows children to kinesthetically feel their body
- Improves gross motor and balance
- Coordinates movement
- Enhances creativity and imagination
- Provides heavy work/deep pressure, which is calming and organizing
- Provides tactile input
- Improves mood and attention
WHAT DOES THE BODY SOX HAVE TO DO WITH YOGA?
Children can play Yogi Says, which is just like Simon Says, but with yoga poses.
Have one child play the role of “yogi” and give instructions to the other players in the body sox. They should only do the yoga move if “yogi says” otherwise they will be eliminated from the game.
Better yet, let them create their own Body Sox pose, crawl, walk, or slither in it.
Body Sox can also be used in relaxation as a calming sensory escape. Put on relaxing music and/or weighted materials such as a weighted lap pad and eye pillow to enhance the experience.
What are you waiting for? Sign-up for a kid’s aerial yoga class or occupational therapy and try one out!