by Jim Gillen | Jun 1, 2011 | Environmental Education, Yoga Calm
“Serendipity” – the idea of the happy or fortuitous accident – is a wonderful word, inspired by a Persian fairy tale in which three princes from Serendip (the old name for Ceylon, now Sri Lanka) who “were always making discoveries, by...
by Jim Gillen | May 25, 2011 | Yoga Calm
We’ve long admired Donna Freeman’s work through her site Yoga In My School – an ever-growing compendium of information and resources on yoga for the classroom. So suffice it to say, we were honored by her review of the debut DVD in our Kids Teach...
by Jim Gillen | May 17, 2011 | Class Stories, K-12 Education
Earlier this spring, we told you about an exciting new study showing the benefits of social-emotional learning programs like Yoga Calm on academic achievement. The very day we posted it, we got an email from Wendy Holley-Boen, a school psychologist here in...
by Jim Gillen | May 6, 2011 | Tips
The benefits of yoga poses aren’t always apparent to kids. In fact, the poses can sometimes cause frustration, for in asking students to work at holding poses, we’re asking them to start being present in their bodies and to push past boredom and impatience....
by Jim Gillen | Apr 27, 2011 | Behavior
When we announced our latest pilot workshop – Boys, Coyotes & Other Wild Creatures: Healthy Alternatives for Harnessing “Wildness” – we figured there would be a lot of interest, but nothing like the outpouring of enthusiasm we’ve received. Scheduled...