by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Sep 29, 2019 | Yoga Calm
By Leah Shuyler, MA, NCC, LPC Yoga Calm Certification Instructor & Online Course Manager This post originally appeared on 1000 Petals’ blog. After participating in a 1000 Petals retreat to Peru, I knew I needed to return. When I decided to set off for 6...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Sep 1, 2019 | Yoga Calm
Although summertime still means a lot of screen time for kids, a recent Pew Research Center survey delivered some great news: screen usage is down and physical activity is up. But it also points to a challenge most every teacher faces once the new school year begins:...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Aug 18, 2019 | Class Stories, Yoga Calm
Yoga Calm turns 20 this year, and for about half of those years, we’ve been blogging. Over that time, we’ve seen some posts stay extremely popular long after they first went online. These include posts on nurturing focus and self-control in kids with ADHD, teaching...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Jul 21, 2019 | Yoga Calm
Twenty years can seem ages ago. It was a time of Pokemon fever, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? madness, and the dominance of boy bands, Britney Spears, and Ricky Martin. The US women’s soccer team won the World Cup in amazing fashion, much as this year’s team did. But...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Jul 7, 2019 | Social-Emotional Learning
Since last week’s Democratic Debate, so much attention has been paid to “winners” and “losers” and moments such as Kamala Harris’ rebuttal to Joe Biden, a rather important moment has gone overlooked. It came on the first night, after the topic shifted to the matter of...