How to Nurture Learning: Environment + Method
It never ceases to amaze us, the many talented and passionate educators we meet each year during our Summer Intensive. They come from all over – Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington and Oregon – yet all share a similar commitment to...
Blending Breath Work and Social/Emotional Skills-Building
Upon completing our Integrated Approach to Wellness 1 workshop, Debi Doyle, a school counselor in Mukilteo, Washington, wrote to us about how she's been applying Yoga Calm in her work with kids: Lately, I have been focusing on breath work with my students, trying to...
Igniting Children’s Interest, Moving the World
by Amy Halloran-Steiner, Certified Yoga Calm Instructor Recently, our family camped on the bank of Oregon’s Metolius River, on a second annual event there with two other families and a total of six children under age four. I did plenty of yoga with them,...
Yoga Calm Develops Children into Compassionate Leaders
Yoga Calm can help develop children into leaders through teaching yoga. Here's a wonderful video of one of Lynea's students who is now leading Yoga Calm classes. Haley is a compassionate and creative teacher who is already creating guided stories with...
Emotional Regulation: Five Breath Success
“Mrs. Gillen!” exclaimed a fifth grade boy, running up to me as I arrived at school one day this past week. “I have to tell you what happened!” This student has struggled with attention difficulties yet just recently moved from the behavior classroom to regular...
Yoga, Mediterranean Syle
Italy! The name conjures up Mediterranean images of rolling hills carpeted with vineyards, ancient architecture, art and culture, fashion, great food and wine – and an art of living all too easily forgotten in our fast-paced world. Indeed, the Mediterranean is the...
Developing Self-Regulation
In our work with children, we are often reminded of just how important it is to learn the skill of self-regulation – especially for children with impulse control weaknesses. As Peter Levine powerfully illustrated at a recent workshop we attended, impulse control is a...
Getting Kids Out of Their Heads, Into Their Bodies
For a recent Yoga Calm workshop, school counselor Bonnie Cannon wrote an insightful commentary on her developing awareness of yoga as self-study and how this may benefit the children she works with. We asked if we could share her good words on our blog. We were happy...
Valentine’s Day Advice
Recently, a group of five fifth grade boys in one of my Yoga Calm groups said they had something “really important to talk with me about.” It had “something to do about” their feelings. Over the course of the year, these boys had gradually opened up about all sorts of...
How Yoga Can Help Your Child Become Calm, Controlled, Disciplined, and Happier
by Lyn McCallister, via Associated Content Children can sometimes be unfocused and a bit wild. Sometimes these children cannot concentrate and have a difficult time in school despite being bright and eager to learn. Your child may even have a behavior disorder. Sound...
The New Year – Chaos & Beauty
It’s the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009. And like with all transitions, the end of a cycle presents an interesting challenge. It’s a rich time for reflection but also a potential trap for self-criticism. We mention this as many of you have undoubtedly had...
New Yoga Calm Workshops – Working with Trauma; Wellness & Environmental Ed.
We've just been updating our schedule of upcoming Yoga Calm courses, and wanted to let you know about a couple new offerings in particular: Listening to the Body: Yoga Calm for Trauma and Love Knowledge & Action: Inspiring Environmental Stewardship Taught by...