Yoga for Children

 Gainesville, FL August 29, 2004 -- Looking for a product that is educational, fun and the kids will still enjoy a month from now? Shana Banana's Banana Yoga is it! The award-winning national children's entertainer, singer & songwriter, Shana Banana Smith has released a phenomenal kids VHS/DVD that should be a part of every 2 to 8 year-old child's video collection.

In this hour-long magical journey, Shana Banana combines two worlds --music and yoga – into a fun, interactive project designed to introduce children to the world of yoga and all of its stress-relieving benefits through original songs and poems. "Yoga is not normally thought about in relation to children, yet it can be so useful and beneficial for them, but it can't be too austere. It has to be fun," says Shana.

A recent review in Yoga Journal states "(Banana Yoga's) approach is to merge music and yoga, so that children learn the practice through song as an alternative form of exercise and stress relief." Another positive review in The Library Journal states "Singer-songwriter Shana "Banana" Smith has created a welcome addition to the field of exercise videos for children."

With the recent release of the Kaiser Foundation's study on electronic media in the lives of children from infancy to Age 6, parents, grandparents and caretakers everywhere are looking for educational and fun alternatives to strictly entertainment-based programming.

The 32-page report, released in the fall, states that children six and under spend about the same amount of time per day with screen media as they spend playing outside, and 3 times as much time as they spend reading or being read to. The study also shows that the majority of parents care what their children watch and seek to make intelligent choices for their media collections. One parent said, "Anything healthy and positive that can get my 4-year old to become centered & relaxed is definitely worth it's weight in gold!" Another parent said, "We just took your Yoga video out of the public library and we've been doing it all week! My children Ruthie (6) and David (4) love it. It's the first video that my little-one, Rachel, (18 months) has ever stopped to watch."

Shana Banana's Banana Yoga VHS/DVD and other award-winning products can be purchased at select Borders Books & Music or through Shana Banana's website (see web address below).