Children today can find themselves under a lot of pressure. Homework, competition with other children, exams, endless after-school activities and over-scheduling all add up. But a possible solution is growing in popularity across state and helping children to relax and focus their minds: Yoga. Yoga StudiA is one of an increasing number of places to teach youngsters the basics of the exercise. The youngsters are more calm and ready to face the day ahead.Yoga can also help them develop better body awareness, self-control, flexibility and coordination. The combinations of stengthening, stretching and relaxing exercises inspire children to use their imagination while helping to improve their fitness, posture and concentration. Increased interest in yoga follows revelations about the declining health of children. A recent study by the British Heart Foundation revealed that one in three children between the ages of two and seven are not achieving the minimum recommended levels of exercise. In particular, the number of obese six year olds has doubled in the past ten years and there has been a sharp increase in the number of children suffering from asthma. Regular yoga exercises can help tackle problems such as asthma and obesity, which can lead to heart disease and diabetes in later life. Yoga can also improve children's sleep patterns as well as focus concentration both at school and at home. Children who practice yoga can enjoy greater physical strength, better flexibility and creativity, as well as improved and more efficient breathing techniques. Yoga is non-competitive so children can work at their own pace and quickly learn to recognize and value their own achievements. Another way of attracting children to yoga is to take advantage of the many postures that have been developed following observation of the natural world. Children are more likely to get interested in copying the shapes and movements of birds, fish and other animals than simply being told to do exercises. Instilling an exercise habit in children at an early age encourages participation in regular exercise into adulthood.