Yoga, Physical and Health Education

Preface

The present book, “Yoga, Physical and Health Education” has been specially designed for the elementary teacher trainees to enhance their knowledge regarding health, physical and yoga education. The main purpose of this book is to inculcate the understanding about the importance of health and well-being. Not only in their life but also to nurture the school children with the habit of daily exercise and participation in various physical activities with great spirit and team work.

This book focuses on the topics which are very essential for teachers and students staying healthy are vital for proper growth and development of mind and body. They require enough energy to spend the entire day in school. It is also essential to keep the mind healthy by nurturing the right kind of thoughts and proper stress management. Importance of nutritious food, regular exercise and yoga has been highlighted. Sports can make a significant contribution to the development of understanding, respect and tolerance. Teaching tolerance within the classroom from an early age will surely result in model citizen in the future. Schools are not just a place where students go to gain academic knowledge; they are the perfect setting for children to learn values that cannot be taught as easily and practically at home. Practicing yoga on a consistent basis will not only give happy feeling, it’s also been known to relieve depression and reduce anxiety.

The main objectives of this book are – the teacher trainees will be able to incorporate physical training to the primary school students and understand the essence of being healthy and physically fit. They will know about the different sports and games.

The author therefore assures that, this book will provide required information to the trainee teachers of Elementary Education. This book has covered all the aspects which will meet the expectations of readers.

At the end, we express our sincere gratitude to the publisher of this book Sri Suresh Chandra Sharma who brought this book to the present form by publishing it from his Neelkamal Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi- Hyderabad. At the same time, we would like to acknowledge the support and encouragement which we received from our colleagues and well wishers who helped us in successful completion of this book.

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