1 Allow children who are 6 and older to hold poses and do exercises for up to 1-1/2 minutes, or 90 seconds. 2  Older kids can often endure yoga sessions up to 25 minutes.. Teach kids how to breathe. Relaxed and deep breathing is essential to the practice of yoga. 1  Explain that proper breathing produces calm, allows focus and increases energy. 2  Kids often need to understand why they are asked to do something.
Respiration is the sequence of events that results in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the body's cells. Every three to five seconds, nerve impulses stimulate the breathing process, or ventilation, which moves air through a series of passages into and out of the lungs.
in human respiratory system: Interplay of respiration, circulation, and metabolism. The interplay of respiration, circulation, and metabolism is the key to the functioning of the respiratory system as a whole. Cells set the demand for oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide discharge, that is, for gas exchange in the lungs. The circulation of the blood links the sites of oxygen utilization and uptake.