Many children experience stress-related physical symptoms, such as fatigue, headache or abdominal complaints.\r\nThis paper deals with the physical consequences of psychological stress and the possibility of reducing stress by\r\nyoga in childhood. The literature on this topic is presented. It is concluded that the usefulness of yoga is theoretically\r\nsupported. Some empirical support is also listed, but available research on this topic is still limited. The need for\r\nstudies that take social and cultural factors into consideration is stressed.
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