- 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.
Yoga for trauma
If you are looking for so
me helpful and informed resources on issues dealing with trauma, visit the Trauma Justice Center website. It’s got information on resources, studies, and programs to help people address issues of trauma. I just completed a training on trauma-sensitive yoga and it was inspiring. Lila Press’s Yoga Makes Me Feel … was warmly received and will be part of a trauma handbook to be reviewed by this group.
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!
Exploring That Fine Line …
Charlotte Bell has again given us a lot to think about in her articleWalking Your Talk: Teaching Non-Competitive Yoga? My response to her ideas is: Well, yoga is about exploring boundaries, and fine lines are included in that! I took my first ever yoga class from you ... wow, 20 years ago! Knowing nothing about yoga and not much about my body. I was hooked on yoga after one class with you. I always felt you gave your students plenty of room to explore within the safe boundaries of your class design. And, I will say, having spent many hours in your classes all those years ago, that any demos of poses you did only made me feel open to the possibilities. My forward folds in those days brought my hands to about my knees... It's always good as a teacher, and a person, to evaluate and re-evaluate one's motivations for teaching and the language with which we teach. So thank you for that reminder, Charlotte...along with thank you for so many other things! Shanti,Yael
Why Yoga works for Trauma Recovery for Kids
Check out this 1 minute interview with the Director of The Children’s Center in Salt Lake City about why yoga is a wonderful tool to help traumatized kids heal, learn to deal with their own stress, and learn to feel comfortable in their own bodies.
YogaBuddies helps kids relax ~
Visit the YogaBuddies website for a ‘Pose of the Week”. Yoga helps kids learn to recognize signs of stress in themselves and then gives them the tools to help them relax. Perhaps there is a child with whom you can share some yoga!
Gifts that are not just for kids!
This isn’t just for yogis who are kids — I know grown ups who put these prints on their walls just to smile!Check out these 11 x 17 inch signed prints from Yoga Makes Me Feel — they make a fun gift for any yogi or anyone looking to smile. Six prints in all (click here)-- great for a kid’s room or classroom! From the picture book Yoga Makes Me Feel… Artist Svea Lunoe!
Whale Yoga – a family treat
Another way to help kids relax
Looking for a new way to help your kids relax? You may want to
look at this interactive CD that has received rave reviews on Amazon.
Special recommendations for kids with special needs too –
(click on cover)
Yoga at The Children’s Center, Salt Lake City
The Children’s Center offers mental health services and early intervention for preschool aged children with emotional and behavioral problems.
We’ve been doing yoga programs for The Children’s Center preschool classes and training the preschool teachers in the program. Some comments from the teachers:
“I was surprised at how long many of them sat and listened, were able to follow instruction, both verbal and physical.”
‘The kids were engaged, smiling. There was excitement and they felt it was safe activity.”
We are using our donations from the 2011 Yogis Give Back to fund this program! For more info visit our website www.greentreeyoga.org.
Yoga for Trauma in Children
Yoga is a powerful way for people to regain connection — to their bodies, feelings, and others.
The book, Yoga Makes Me Feel … by Yael Calhoun, Illustrated by Svea Lunoe, (click here) was written for children who are overcoming
trauma or abuse. Take a look and see what you think — it’s about to go into it’s second printing because it’s popular in all schools too.
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