- Classroom Yoga
- Yoga for trauma
- Yoga helps folks with special needs
- Why we do family yoga …
- Having Fun in School!
- Family Fun Yoga!
- Salt Lake School District learns to Relax!
- Classroom Yoga Breaks
- Help kids learn to manage stress at home and school
- Energize your yoga practice with some new information!
- East meets West
- Healthier School Parties
- The Whole Family
- Connect the Family!
- Yoga thought for the day
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When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress Disease Connection
by Gabor Matte, MD (click cover)
Wonderful and accessible insights into how our stress affects us, an important book for those working with children ~Books We Recommend
Click cover. "Train Your Mind to Change Your Brain" by Sharon Begley.
The is a book filled with reasons to do yoga as it celebrates the ability of the brain to rewire and to learn new tricks. We can do this at any age. It's filled with science and wonderful stories of why this all can work. A heartening book to share.
Classroom Yoga
We are in the thick of classroom yoga. 
KSL filmed us on Monday, stay tuned for which day at 5 am you can catch it (or maybe I will post the link..) Many thanks to Julie Iorg, our wonderful volunteer yoga teacher who said, “We started today! YEAH! They too are a great school and I feel so lucky to be working with them! All of the teachers and students were so thankful to have the yoga breaks. They were excited and welcoming and each class truly enjoyed the break that we shared ..Thanks Yael for everything. As your yoga breaks are a gift to these children- it is a gift for me to share them!” free breaks on our website!
Yoga helps folks with special needs
If you are looking for a way to bring calm and to build stamina for folks with special needs, watch this video and read the article just published in the Chicago Tribune: "Yoga offers benefits for people with special needs" As one of the teachers recognizes, "The beauty of yoga is that it helps you wherever you are at," said Fakroddin. Gadi Revivo, a pediatrician who specializes in rehabilitation, says that even though yoga is thousands of years old, it brings something new to his special-needs patients. Listen to the video and look through the article for a lot of good information and links to more programs.
Photo: GreenTREE Yoga program, Final Relaxation SPLORE retreat on the COLORADO River.
Having Fun in School!
Many thanks to Rachelle Ballard, a super GreenTREE Yoga volunteer who is doing the 5 minute yoga breaks at Newman Elementary School (CDs provided thanks to a SLCC grant!) She says, “I just wanted to tell you how much fun I’m having at Newman. I love those kids! It’s been so fun and the kids just eat it up. I’ll genuinely be sad when its over. “
For more info on how to set up a volunteer in your school (who doesn’t have to know yoga!), visit greentreeyoga.org or click here!
Family Fun Yoga!
We’ve go two more Family Fun Yoga programs coming up!
We will be at the Kearns Library on Monday March 12th at 7 pm and at the Tyler Library on Tues March 13th at 7. Here’s a comment from last month: “Thank you so much to Green Tree Yoga for the family yoga class. My family all enjoyed it very much. I especially appreciate some of the skills that my daughters are using – as it happens, at this very moment as I am writing this – to quiet down. My husband liked it so much he’s willing to try an adult yoga class with me. Thanks!” Rebecca Howard.”
Salt Lake School District learns to Relax!
Many thanks to the wonderful teachers, K-12, in the Salt Lake District (about 90 strong!) who attended our yoga workshop at their Career, College, and Civic Reading Spring Conference today.
They came to learn some 5 minute yoga breaks to share with their classes and to help manage their own stress. It was such a fun group — lots of good breathing and laughing and requests for staff trainings. For more on the yoga breaks, visit greentreeyoga.org or contact Yael at yoga@greentreeyoga.org for more info on how to get it into your school.
Classroom Yoga Breaks
Many thanks again to Salt Lake Community College 
for the generous donation to help fund our yoga classroom yoga programs! We are starting in four area schools and another one will follow. Many thanks to our fabulous volunteers too -Andrea Havemann at Silver Crest Elem (Herriman); Julie Iorg at MorningSide (Holladay); Rachelle Ballard at Newman (SLC); and Cayle Gabbott at Taylorsville Elem. For more info contact Yael yoga@greentreeyoga.org or listen to free breaks on our website!
Help kids learn to manage stress at home and school
Education is all a matter of building bridges. ~ Ralph Ellison. 
Free 5 minute audio yoga breaks for the classroom at www.greentreeyoga.org. Help students and teachers take a break — and return to learning with more energy, less stress, and a more positive attitude! “Five Minute Yoga Breaks are enjoyable and help our students focus on their work. Teachers have said yoga breaks are great when transitioning to the next subject and they help reduce anxiety and stress before a test or quiz. Yoga Breaks have helped us integrate more movement throughout our day and reach our goals for Gold Medal Schools andWellness! “ Heidi Kunzler, Principal Uintah Elementary School. ANYONE can volunteer to teach this in the classrooms, no yoga experience necessary!! Find out how at greentreeyoga.org.
The Whole Family
More Family Yoga! It’s a great way to bond, to connect, to share some fun, and to build some memories. Hopefully there’s a camera nearby! If you want to try it at home, here’s fun dvd that will get the group involved. Whale Yoga! by Next Generation Yoga. Check out theGreenTREE Yoga website for Family Yoga scheduled in Salt Lake FREE at libraries.
Connect the Family!
I love Family Yoga! It’s a wonderful way for the whole family to share some positive energy, good times, and really connect with each other. It helps to lower the stress levels of everyone who does the yoga, all shapes, ages, and sizes. Parents will come for the kids… and leave excited about finding some yoga to do for themselves. If you haven’t tried family yoga, look for some at a studio or library near you. Or find a dvd to do with the group at home (a kids yoga dvd can be just the thing!). More free ideas click here.
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