Mrs. Gillen, if everyone did yoga, the world would be pink! This comment from an 11-year-old boy was typical of those Lynea heard from the boys in her elementary school’s behavior classroom when she first brought in yoga 25 years ago. And considering how the image of...
The idea that learning requires sitting at a desk for long stretches of time is kind of odd once you recognize that movement and learning go hand-in-hand. In fact, science suggests that we evolved to learn best while we’re engaged in physical activity. “As humans...
By Kimberly Carson, MPH, C-IAYT, E-RYT Managing the emotional and physical challenges that come with aging can be difficult. But as yoga therapist Carol Krucoff of Duke Integrative Medicine notes, “If you think yoga is just for twenty-somethings in spandex, think...
By Dawn Craig, LMHCCertified Yoga Calm Instructor I hadn’t planned on teaching Yoga Calm in a daycare setting. My sister had merely told the owner of my nephews’ daycare center about my experience using it as a counselor. When I presented the sample lesson plans the...
By Lynea Gillen I once led a yoga class for a family that had been involved in Yoga Calm for several years. 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 to get...
It’s a challenge most every teacher faces once the new school year begins: Guiding students through the annual shift from more active leisure time to being expected to sit still at a desk for 6 or more hours a day. That’s a pretty significant expectation....
