GreenTREE Yoga Blog

Classroom Yoga

GTYadmin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:30:52 +0000

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 for trauma

GTYadmin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:28:54 +0000

If you are looking for some 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.

Yoga helps folks with special needs

GTYadmin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:24:26 +0000

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.

Why we do family yoga …

GTYadmin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:12:21 +0000

More family yoga at local libraries this week. At one program, a grandmother sat down on the mat and announced, to us all, that her husband was dying and she needed to destress. So I told her she'd come to the right place. Later I saw her by her car... She offered that she had known about the breathing to release stress, but had forgotten... and now she would do it again.
Namaste, this is why we do family yoga!
Another woman shared that she'd just lost her job and really needed the breathing to help her cope.

Having Fun in School!

GTYadmin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:36:45 +0000

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!

GTYadmin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:24:27 +0000

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!

GTYadmin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:07:08 +0000

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

GTYadmin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:32:19 +0000

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

GTYadmin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:12:36 +0000

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.

Energize your yoga practice with some new information!

GTYadmin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:08:24 +0000

William Broad’s new book, The Science of Yoga, can help energize and define your practice. It can help you make informed decisions about how to incorporate yoga into your day — especially since it offers information about why your decision should be informed! It puts yoga in a context and offers solid science to help explain why yoga works. And what that all means to you — Begin by listening to the NPR interview! The Science of Yoga — the Risks and the Rewards.