by Jim Gillen | Jun 24, 2011 | Autism Spectrum, Class Stories, Tips
From the time we began to formalize and integrate the activities that became Yoga Calm, it was important to us to keep the program flexible and adaptable. We wanted to create something that could meet the needs of all students yet be tailored to those of specific...
by Jim Gillen | Jun 14, 2011 | Workshops, Yoga Calm
It’s a little astonishing, how quickly a year passes! Yet here we are, Lynea and I, getting ready for our annual Summer Intensive at beautiful Still Meadow Retreat in Damascus, Oregon – the first of two Intensives we’re offering this summer. (The...
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...