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... 
by Jim Gillen | Apr 21, 2011 | Video, Yoga Calm
Kids love to follow other kids. This was the inspiration for our first DVD for children, Kids Teach Yoga: Flying Eagle, which earlier this month won the Mom’s Choice Award® Gold in Home and Mobile Viewing Category. It’s an honor we’re extremely proud of,... 
by Jim Gillen | Mar 30, 2011 | Social-Emotional Learning
Since we started Yoga Calm in 2000, an impressive body of research has been published on the positive impact of yoga and social-emotional learning on academic performance. It supports what we’ve seen in practice and what we’ve heard from hundreds of educators,... 
by Jim Gillen | Mar 7, 2011 | K-12 Education, Workshops, Yoga Calm
With all the political turmoil in Wisconsin these days, it can be easy to overlook what else is happening there, such as the good work being done at the Genesee Lake School, recently featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The school was developed to meet the...