Strength & Connection
Yoga Series for Tweens & Teens

Strength & Connection: Summer Yoga Series for Tweens & Teens

with Lynea Gillen, Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Yoga Instructor

Still Moving Yoga Studio, SW Portland & Lion’s Heart Farm, Aurora Oregon

Let’s Reconnect, with Ourselves, with Each Other, with Nature

Young people have been through several difficult years. Breaks in their education from covid, strikes, weather and a daily diet of negative news and overstimulating material from social media. So what can we as parents and guardians do to counter these influences?

Connecting to the things that are reliable, beautiful and simple help young people find hope and build resilience in trying times. In this yoga class series, that is exactly what we will be doing.

Digital devices will be set aside for three hours while students will connect to themselves, to each other and to nature and the larger world. This will be done through social games, yoga, relaxation, outdoor explorations and preparing and sharing beautiful snacks from the garden and local producers.

Lynea Gillen, founder of Yoga Calm for Children, licensed counselor and former classroom teacher, will lead the series bringing her years of experience helping youth build resilience, discover their gifts and build joy into daily life. (Her full bio is below).

• For all youth, ages 12-15. Registration limited to 10 students.
• Register for each class individually as we know many families travel in the summer.
• Classes will be at Lynea’s Still Moving Yoga at 10040 SW 25th Ave, Portland, OR 97219 (10 blocks east of Jackson Middle School), with exception of last, farm class.
• Sessions are $30/each, except the Sept session at the farm which is $45

Class Series Details

“Earth Gifts” – Summer Solstice Celebration – Thursday, June 20 , 9am – 12pm.
Yoga, connection, stretching into the freedom of summer, temporary art with natural objects and a local mindful snack outside (weather permitting). Students will also choose a bonding spot on the property – a place they can connect to the silence of being outside.   REGISTER BELOW

Staying Cool – In More Ways Than One! – Thursday, July 25, 9am – 12pm.
How do we keep our cool when things get hot – in the world and in ourselves. Exploring moments that explode, embarrassment, feeling things that can’t be expressed in the moment – and some cool summer treats and an opportunity to chill alone and together. REGISTER BELOW

Changes! Transition to School! – Saturday, August 24, 9am – 12pm 
Transitions are another hot topic for this age. There are many transitions, and it can be difficult to hang on to your needs when life is going through major transitions. We will explore how to help our bodies stay grounded when life feels like it’s changing fast. And we will say goodbye to the sessions on our land at Still Moving Yoga for the last time with some time spent in our bonding places. REGISTER BELOW

Farm to Table Experience – Lion’s Heart Farm, Aurora Oregon – Sunday, Sept 15, 10:00am – 2:00pm 
Lion’s Heart is a beautiful farm on 15 acres in Aurora (just 20 mins from SW Portland). Joanne Engerman offers a farm experience teaching the students how to make food from her garden. We will share a lunch that is prepared directly from the garden and with eggs from her garden. REGISTER BELOW

Instructor

Lynea Gillen, LPC, RYT, is an award-winning author, speaker and pioneer in the field of health and wellness education for youth.

From its development in a behavior classroom in a rural Oregon elementary school, her accredited Yoga Calm program is used by tens of thousands of educators and therapists each day in diverse settings, such Head Start programs, urban classrooms, occupational therapy clinics, children and teen psychiatric units at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, and at the Mayo Clinic.

Developing emotional literacy, community and resilience are the hallmarks of Lynea’s approach and are exemplified in her award-winning books and media: Yoga Calm for Children, Mindful Moments Cards, Good People Everywhere, Little Banty Chicken and, her latest, Little Book of Healing: A Coloring Book for Grief and Loss.

Lynea is a licensed professional counselor, holds an MS in Counseling in Education from PSU, is a TRE Trauma Releasing Exercise practitioner, and is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance.

Teachers and Assistants that Lynea has trained over the years will also be helping to guide and lead experiences. Those will be announced later.