How Yoga Supports Wellbeing in Solihull Primary Schools
Discover how regular yoga sessions help primary school children in Solihull build emotional resilience, focus and calm. Practical insights from Alori Yoga.
Wellbeing in primary schools has never been more important. Across Solihull and the wider West Midlands, teachers are seeing more children who struggle to regulate their emotions, find it difficult to focus, or arrive at school carrying stress from home. Children’s yoga gives children a lived, practical experience of calm — skills that carry across every subject and every area of school life.
Unlike a one-off assembly or a poster on the wall, yoga gives children real tools they can use every single day.
What Yoga Looks Like at Each Key Stage
For EYFS and KS1 children, sessions are short, playful and story-led. Children follow a jungle adventure, moving through animal poses and breathing games. The emphasis is on fun — there’s no pressure to get a pose perfect, only an invitation to try.
For KS2 children, sessions go a little deeper. Mindfulness moments, partner poses and discussion prompts give older children a vocabulary for how they’re feeling and a toolkit for managing it. Teachers often notice children are calmer at lunch and more settled in the afternoon.
Benefits teachers notice most:
- Better emotional regulation and fewer classroom flashpoints
- Improved focus and listening during lessons
- Children who can name and manage their feelings
- A calmer, more settled atmosphere after sessions
A Typical Alori Yoga School Session
Sessions are self-contained and fit neatly into the school timetable. Laura arrives fully prepared — no equipment needed from the school. Sessions run 30–45 minutes and work in a hall, classroom or outdoor space. Laura holds an Enhanced DBS certificate, comprehensive insurance and Paediatric First Aid training. A risk assessment is provided in advance of every visit.
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