Using simple yoga-based movement, breathing techniques and mindfulness exercises, we train educators how to improve focus, learning readiness, behavior skills, physical health and emotional stability for students.
Follow teachers’ journeys as they integrate mindfulness, movement and social-emotional learning into their work with students.
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“All of this yoga stuff- my students will never take it seriously.” Does this sound like a self-doubt you have faced when considering implementing Mindful Movement? As we begin the journey of teaching body work infused with social emotional learning, ensuring buy-in can seem like a daunting task. There is a fear that students won’t […]
The day after Labor Day. For so many children and families, this Tuesday brings a flurry of new beginnings. New clothes and haircut, new routines and friends, new joys and anxieties. As September unfolds, it is important to remember the incredible amount of new information that has to be integrated. We know, from brain and […]
These days, it feels like we could all use some emotional support. Back breathing is the perfect partner pose to help foster empathy and compassion for others. To introduce back breathing, it is important to first feel it on your own. Start in child’s pose, resting hands on stacked fists. Practice breathing into the […]
Creating healthy schools and therapeutic environments by rooting mindfulness and movement into the heart of our families and communities.
