Yoga for focus uses gentle gaze games and a few steadying poses to help children feel calmer and more settled before they sit down to study. At Anand Yoga Centre in Kolathur we teach playful Super Yogi Eyes, where children softly fix their eyes on a dot, alongside poses like Tree and Chair. Many children find this helps them feel ready to learn. It is a supportive habit and not a cure, and it never promises better grades.
Soft gazing, called drishti, gives the eyes and mind one calm thing to rest on.
Pop a small sticker on the wall at eye level and let your child softly rest their gaze on it for a few slow breaths. No staring hard, just a gentle, relaxed look.
Hold up a fingertip or a drawn flame and gaze at it softly, blinking whenever needed. A calming way to give a busy mind a quiet spot to settle.
Look gently down towards the tip of the nose for a breath or two, then relax the eyes. Children find this one a little funny, which keeps it light.
A few balancing and grounding shapes to feel settled before opening a book.
Standing tall and balancing on one leg asks for soft focus, which many children find settling. Wobbling is welcome.
See the pose →Wrapping the arms and crossing the legs is a fun puzzle for the body that gathers a wandering mind.
Sitting back into an invisible chair builds a little strength and a feeling of being grounded and steady.
Folding gently forward over the legs is calming and quiet, a soft way to come back to centre before studying.
This is a gentle, supportive habit that many children find helps them feel calmer and more settled to focus. It is not a treatment and does not promise better grades, and we keep gazing soft, holds short and the whole thing playful.
A short, calming desk routine to help children settle nerves before an exam: slow breaths, gentle stretches and stillness. From Anand Yoga Centre, Kolathur.
Play more →Fun breathing games for children: balloon belly, bee breath, bunny and hot-cocoa breath. Simple ways to help kids feel calm, from Anand Yoga Centre, Kolathur.
Play more →Gentle yoga for big feelings: name the feeling, then try a magic breath and a friendly pose. A calming Feelings Weather game from Anand Yoga Centre, Kolathur.
Play more →Reviewed by Sailaja Anand, yoga teacher at Anand Yoga Centre, Kolathur. Last updated 2026-06-15.
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