Self-massage has many benefits, especially for children.
Here are the main advantages:
Physical benefits:
- improves blood circulation and lymphatic flow
- helps relieve muscle tension after active games or activities
- promotes a better sense of one's own body (body awareness)

Emotional and mental benefits:
- calms the nervous system
- reduces stress and agitation
- helps the child relax and feel safe

For attention and self-regulation:
- improves concentration
- teaches the child to listen to themselves and their feelings
- helps them transition more easily from activity to calm

Social skills:
- develops self-help skills
- forms a useful habit of taking care of oneself

For children's yoga or physical practice classes, self-massage is a great way to end the session 🌿