Yoga calm for children : educating heart, mind, and body / by Lynea Gillen, Jim Gillen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillen, Lynea.

Contributor:

Gillen, Jim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hatha yoga--Juvenile literature.

Hatha yoga.

Exercise--Juvenile literature.

Exercise.

Hatha yoga for children--Juvenile literature.

Hatha yoga for children.

Exercise for children--Juvenile literature.

Exercise for children.

Yoga.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Portland, OR : Three Pebble Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<DIV><P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"">Filled with photos, illustrations, lesson plans, and an extensive quick-reference bibliography, this detailed manual is an indispensable guide for introducing yoga in public school and therapeutic settings, as well as a great handbook for parents who would like to share yoga with their children. Easy to use and appropriate for children and teenagers, it includes information on integrating the Yoga Calm technique with regular classwork, modifications for specific classroom situations, alignment and safety principles, anecdotal examples from the authors' dir

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; A Note to the Reader; Introduction; Our Story; Challenges Facing Children Today; The Need for Balanced Education; Yoga Calm; 1 What Is Yoga? What Is Yoga Calm?; Yoga, Yoga, Yoga!; Yoga Brought into the Schools; Children and Stress; What Makes Yoga Calm Unique?; Integrated Learning; What Yoga Calm Looks Like: A Sample Lesson; Yoga Calm Principles and Tools; Social/Emotional Training and Emotional Guidance; Applications for Different Professions; 2 Yoga Calm Principles in Action; Stillness; Listening; Grounding; Strength

Community3 Setting the Stage for Learning; Creating a Therapeutic Environment; Classroom Management; Teaching from the Body; The Power of Love; Practice Patience with Yourself!; 4 Yoga Calm Tools Breath Work; Healthy Breathing Principles; Yoga Calm Breath Techniques for Children; 5 Yoga Calm Tools Yoga-Based Activities; Integrative Alignment: General Principles; Refining Alignment: Anatomical Landmarks; Use Language to Align from the Inside Out; Yoga Calm Physical Yoga Activities; 6 Yoga Calm Tools Social/Emotional Activities; Teaching Social/Emotional Skills

Yoga Calm Social/Emotional Games and Activities7 Yoga Calm Tools Guided Relaxations; The Importance of Rest; Yoga Philosophy and Relaxation; Emotional Integration; Developing a Healthy Imagination; Leading Relaxations; Sample Relaxation Script: The Boat Ride; 8 Yoga Calm Tools Emotional Guidance; The Need for Emotional Guidance; The Emotional Edge; Emotional Guidance: Underlying Concepts; Reenactment, Dissociation, Flooding-What They Look Like; Integrating Store and Mind Consciousness; Using Archetypes in the Yoga Calm Process; Processing Emotions; Acknowledging Emotion, Providing Support

Responding to Dissociation and Emotional TriggersCultivate Healthy Emotional Skills, Cultivate a Healthy Future; 9 Class Planning Putting It All Together; Getting Started; Basic Class Plans; Advanced Class Planning Formula:; Integrating Yoga Calm Activities into the Curriculum; Conclusion; Appendix A Yoga Calm Curriculum Recommendations for Classroom Teachers; Appendix B Yoga Calm Activity and Principle Index; Appendix C Yoga Calm Class Planner; Bibliography; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-181).

ISBN:

0-9799289-7-4

OCLC:

794327251