Rainbow Gum Yoga Mats Introduces ‘Made Specially For Kids’ Yoga Kits Supporting Mental Health and Physical Wellness in Children

Building healthy habits for a better life is best started early - that’s the aim of founders Sandra and Jeanette in developing a yoga mat starter pack for kids. An idea born from two friends trying to support each other across the country through the pandemic and during lockdowns in 2020, friends Sandra and Jeanette were looking for a way to encourage physical and emotional resilience to the little ones in their own lives. Working closely with local Australian artists, manufacturers, yoga teachers, and therapeutic educators, they spent 2020 creating Rainbow Gum Yoga Mats as a holistic yoga and mindfulness kits that will be loved by kids and carers alike.

It is being more widely recognised that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting people across the country, including children, with statements from Victoria's Chief Psychiatrist Neil Coventry as well as The Royal Children's Hospital's director of mental health, Ric Haslam, addressing the need for resilience, balance and routine as an aid to support and recovery. This year, the Australian Government even launched the world’s first National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
 

In Perth with her two young girls, Sandra juggled the downturn in her employment with teaching her girls to stay positive and build physical and emotional habits that would sustain them through the pandemic and empower them to become strong, capable women throughout their lives.

Meanwhile in Melbourne, faced with multiple lockdowns, Jeanette was experiencing first-hand the effects lockdown were having on her community, family, and friends. Utilising her own experience with mindfulness techniques and the benefits of regular movement through yoga, the two friends wanted to provide others with the tools to enable better health and coping strategies. 

Looking after our youth

Rainbow Gum Yoga Mats is more than just a yoga mat company. Its aim is to develop a community encouraging kids to take up yoga and mindfulness practices that can easily be done from home, whilst supporting parents and carers to communicate simple concepts and routines. 

To help teach poses, stories, and mantras, in come the Rainbow Gum Family characters. A group of 5 unique native Australian animals illustrated by Perth artist Sarah Turquoise, the Rainbow Gum Family are each finding their way through their own childhood journeys and tribulations. Each character has their own mantra aimed at teaching mental, physical, and emotional resilience. 

Looking after our environment

All Rainbow Gum Yoga Mat products are eco-friendly and recyclable. The kits have no plastic packaging and all providers are sustainable and eco-conscious organisations. RGYM also promote environmental awareness to their audience with easy ways to be conscious and contribute to maintaining the healthy habitat for their Aussie animal ambassadors.

The starter kits

Each pack comes with everything you need to get kids interested in an activity that will benefit them for a lifetime:

- A bright and luxurious yoga mat with native Australian animal and a special mantra: choose either the easy-store premium mat with straps, or the foldable mat with carry bag

- A hygienic and versatile yoga towel in compact carry bag

- A fun and colourful frameable poster of Australian animal characters in yoga poses 

- 80+ page digital pack of yoga games, mindfulness activities and resilience printables to engage kids and support parents to inspire a positive mindset.

To learn more about the RGYM characters and their products, visit their website www.RainbowGumYogaMats.com or follow their social media @RainbowGumMats for easily-digestible educational snippets.

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