Seven-year-old becomes China's youngest yoga coach

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At the tender age of seven, Sun Chuyang has attracted national attention as China’s youngest yoga instructor. And he has a pot of money to prove it.

Sun, from eastern China’s Zhejiang province, began learning yoga, which led to him becoming certified and instructing over 100 students.

He has so far earned more than 100,000 yuan (15,900 US dollars).

That's not all. The stretching exercises involved have also make him outspoken.

A video viewed by millions of people on social media in China shows Sun's yoga gift. /China Daily Photo

Four years ago, Sun’s busy parents sent him to a boarding school when he was just two. In the beginning, it seemed that he was unusually bashful and would take off immediately when surrounded by other kids.

But later, suspect about if he was mild autistic finally made Sun’s mom, Ye Wenyun, realize they spent too little time with him in the past.

Feeling remorseful for feeling negligent in her son’s development, she gave up her job and became a stay-at-home mom to devote time to Sun.

Ye took him to a yoga class at which he quickly demonstrated his exceptional skill. “I hoped the deep breath, energetic moment during the practice would help him get confidence and happiness,” she said.

After two years' learning, Sun became a certified instructor. /Weibo Photo

In the first class, instead of being bored during the stretching, Sun was enraptured. When he was back home, he repeated all the positions he had learned in class, some of which had even been forgotten by his mother.

In the next two years, yoga helped him became more playful and outspoken. He is now a totally different kid, brave and smiling. “He even introduces himself when meeting strangers, which he had never done before,” mom said.

Besides, he was also discovered by talent scouts and was contracted by yoga gyms at only five years old.