"I use yoga and the breathing exercises to help me sleep and when I feel anxious." Petal, age 9
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WE'RE SAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WELL BALANCED KIDS IS NOW CLOSED (Charity Number: 1195229).
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN OUR WORK OR NEED YOGA TEACHERS, PLEASE SEE THE
ABOUT US PAGE FOR TUTORS' CONTACT DETAILS.
What we did
Well Balanced Kids was a charity working with children and young people to improve their mental and physical health.
Through fun games, movement and discussion, children learnt to:
• Increase their focus and concentration
• Better manage stress and anxiety
• Be sensitive to their body’s needs
• Learn to empathise - understanding how their actions impact on others
• Reenergise and relax.
We delivered yoga & mindfulness sessions for 5-25 year olds at schools, colleges, community venues and holiday clubs across Sussex.
We also created free yoga & mindfulness videos that can be accessed here.
• Increase their focus and concentration
• Better manage stress and anxiety
• Be sensitive to their body’s needs
• Learn to empathise - understanding how their actions impact on others
• Reenergise and relax.
We delivered yoga & mindfulness sessions for 5-25 year olds at schools, colleges, community venues and holiday clubs across Sussex.
We also created free yoga & mindfulness videos that can be accessed here.
Why we did it
Well Balanced Kids was a CIO established to improve children's mental, physical and emotional health. We wanted to provide children and young people with the tools to support their physical and mental health, increase their resilience, foster positive self-belief and compassion for others. With children's obesity and mental health issues on the rise, we wanted to do something to stem the tide. Well Balanced Kids wanted to make yoga accessible to all, most of its work was with marginalised and vulnerable children and young people, those who could not afford to access, or would feel uncomfortable in, traditional yoga classes.
**Latest news*
Well Balanced Kids CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT.
It is with the greatest sadness that Well Balanced Kids' trustees have decided to close the organisation by the end of March 2024. Well Balanced Kids has worked with over 1400 children and young people since it was established 6 years ago, teaching life long skills in yoga and meditation. However, the current funding climate is extremely competitive and we have been unable to secure funds to keep the organisation going.
Our 100+ videos - covering relaxation and breathing techniques, what is mindfulness? 30 minute yoga classes, mix and match sequences, mindful activities and yoga for those with special needs, will remain available on YouTube forever, and on this website until December 2024. Check them out here. For those interested in how we did it, please check out our Annual Reports here. Our tutors, Dominique, Laura, Andrea, Carly and Tamsin, continue to deliver yoga via their independent businesses - to contact them please see here. We thank all our funders, venues, the wonderful WBK team and the fantastic children and young people we've worked with for an amazing six years. Namaste.
Between January 2018 - March 2024 we worked with:
