by Jim & Lynea Gillen | May 6, 2018 | K-12 Education
When high school English teacher Brittni Darras learned that one of her students had tried to kill herself, she was grief-stricken. Darras had known her as “a friendly, intelligent, beautiful, driven, young woman.” As Reader’s Digest recounted, Darras felt helpless...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Sep 6, 2017 | K-12 Education, Tips, Yoga Calm
So you recognize the importance of bringing more movement into your classroom for both academics and health, but just how do you actually do it!? Meet veteran elementary school teacher and Certified Yoga Calm Instructor Laurie Shonkwiler. Laurie has been teaching...
by Lynea Gillen | Dec 9, 2016 | K-12 Education, Mindfulness
By Lynea Gillen If you work in the schools, you may already be counting down the days until winter break is finally here. It’s a welcome opportunity to catch your breath, relax, recharge – well, after all the holiday shopping and baking and everything else is done,...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Oct 29, 2016 | Class Stories, K-12 Education, Teachers Featured
One of the most gratifying things we hear from teachers who bring Yoga Calm into their classrooms is how it changes their own lives – personally and professionally – as well as their students’. They say they find it revitalizing their teaching and rekindling the fire...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Sep 18, 2016 | K-12 Education, Teachers Featured
“No” has its merits, as we noted last week. But so does “yes.” “Yes” is an invitation to experience. One experience that continues to be embraced by more and more people is yoga. According to Yoga Alliance’s latest Yoga in America report, 36.7 million now practice it...
by Lynea Gillen | Sep 6, 2016 | Community, Families, K-12 Education
When I was a young teacher, I was given some good advice by a mentor: Start off the year firm. You can always loosen up. But if you start too loose, you will have a hard time getting the classroom under control later. It took some practice to become very precise and...
