by Lynea Gillen | Dec 16, 2016 | Families, Mindfulness, Stress
By Lynea Gillen I recently led a yoga class for a family that has been involved in Yoga Calm for several years now. About halfway through, one of the older girls who hadn’t practiced in a while quietly said, “It’s good to be back.” Her mother smiled. Yes, it is good...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Jul 9, 2016 | Mindfulness, Stress
How do you remember your high school years? If you’re like most, your memories are mixed. Some may be beautiful. Others? Not so good. Accomplishments. Hurt. Fun times. Feeling like an outsider. Pride. Pressure. Even in best cases, teenage years are hard. And today’s...
by Lynea Gillen | Feb 20, 2016 | Anxiety, Stress, Tips
Another year, another testing season…though now with some welcome (if long-overdue) gestures toward “right-sizing” testing, most notably the Every Student Succeeds Act. This legislation, wrote Laura Moser earlier this month on Slate, seriously dialed back the emphasis...
by Jim Gillen | Apr 26, 2015 | Stress
Guest post by kids’ yoga teacher Colleen Cash Picture this: You’re zipping down the road, singing along with your favorite tune, when a car cuts you off. In that split second, how does your body respond? Most drivers would be able to identify the breath...
by Jim Gillen | Jan 11, 2015 | Anxiety, Class plans, Stress
Not even two weeks into the new year, and already, testing season is underway in many school districts around the country. And so is the backlash against standardized testing, which – according to a recent Marketplace feature on NPR – is only expected to keep on...
by Jim Gillen | Dec 11, 2012 | Stress, Trauma, Workshops
Read Part One Words Are Not Enough: Yoga & Meditation As we discussed last time, recovery from trauma is both a mental/emotional process and a physical process. Key to the latter is deactivating the somatic cues that trigger the troubling emotions and autonomic...
