Curriculum Guide for Kids Yoga
This 9 page guide is provided to each student. It is wonderfully illustrated and is easy to follow. The children are introduced to the concept of ahimsa: (non-violence to others). The booklet will explain the Union of the Body, Mind and Spirit. The students learn proper breathing techniques to stay focused. They learn proper poses and stretch exercizes to stay fit. They begin to understand the proper protocol for concentration practices. The book goes on to present skits that can be performed to guide a student toward how to handle adversarial encounters in social situations; how to use courage, humor, compassion, self esteem, and calm centeredness to prevail over a tense situation in a respectful way.
Study Results Prove Success!
Yoga Keeps Me Calm, Fit and Focused was first conducted as a pilot project at Heatherwood Elementary in Boulder Colorado, with 4th and 5th grade students. The children were asked to fill out a questionnaire before and after the 2 weeks of yoga classes taught October 2004 and again in October 2005.
Dr. Grace Wyshak at Harvard Medical School of Public Health analyzed the results of the study. It showed a significant increase in anger management in only 4½ hours of yoga training. She found that students reported a decrease in headaches, hitting and fidgeting, an increase in the capability to control anger, and an overall improved ability to sleep after only 6 yoga sessions.
In order to expand the program, Dee Marie instructs yoga teachers, school teachers and school counselors, along with any and all educational and healthcare professionals for a one day workshop. The CK teacher training workshops will provide teachers with a lesson plan of how to use classical yoga techniques as an intervention method for reducing bullying and aggressive behavior and increasing concentration in the Elementary and Middle School systems.
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