Mayor Glenn Dewhurst of the City of Gosnells recently “joined children at the City’s Leisure World for a Junior Yoga session, saying it was important for people of all ages to find ways to manage stress and yoga was a great option, particularly for kids”, according to a Media Release of the City.
Yoga is designed to build physical strength and flexibility, improve concentration and confidence and create mental awareness and a positive self-image, release points out.
City of Gosnells is offering separate weekly “Kids Yoga” sessions for children aged six to nine years and for children aged 10 to 14 years. Junior Gym Yoga classes offered by the City claim to be “designed to aid kids by teaching them how to move their bodies in a healthy way, assist in managing stress through breathing exercises, creating awareness, meditation and concentration as well as increasing their confidence and positive self-image”.
“Chair Yoga” sessions for seniors are also offered. “Yoga has been shown to increase strength and balance and helps reduce the risk of falls”, announcement notes. City also provides sponsorship for community programs such as a yoga program for seniors.
Meanwhile, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada yesterday, called City of Gosnells reported yoga promotion “a step in the positive direction”. Zed urged all Australian cities to provide adequate yoga facilities and opportunities for their residents so that they could explore various benefits yoga offered.
City of Gosnells, a Perth suburb; has “dog exercise areas”, “ghost walks”, Ellis Brook Valley (showcasing over 500 species of wildflowers); and was reportedly listed among the worst suburbs for break-ins. Ian Cowie is CEO of Gosnells, which has been a gazetted local government area since 1907.
