Blog: Step-By-Step Tips for Implementation
Follow teachers’ journeys as they integrate mindfulness, movement and social-emotional learning into their work with students.
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Sensory Integration with Move Mindfully
Occupational Therapists are the heroes that encourage and…
Lockdown Drills and Move Mindfully
“Teachers, please secure the door to your classroom.”
The…
The…
Beyond the Classroom: Yoga Calm in Juvenile Detention Centers & Other Settings
This approach makes Yoga Calm an especially good fit for the…
Our “Why” and Explaining the Brain
“All of this yoga stuff- my students will never take it seriously.”…
Relaxation and New Beginnings
The day after Labor Day. For so many children and families, this…
Back Breathing and Emotional Support
These days, it feels like we could all use some emotional support.…
Building Community and Trust Walk
Are you thinking of fun ways to build community in your classroom?…
Yoga Bingo and Games
Are you looking for a fun, movement based activity? Yoga Bingo…
Mindful Movement and Boys
Social emotional education can help our boys navigate through…
Accepting Blog Submissions
We will be posting our blog twice a month and would love to hear…
Yoga Calm and Interventions for Teachers
I challenge you to stand in your power and connect to your inner…
Closing the Year and Compliments
In India, people use the sanskrit word, Namaste, as a greeting.…
Yoga Calm and Their Words
I look at the calendar in disbelief. It is June! As I try to…
Partner Poses and Connection
These last days are hard. As the school year comes to a close,…
Move Mindfully Card Deck and Choice
As the school year continues on, I am finding myself using every…
Spring Energy and Shaking
Every spring, I feel like the Earth begins to vibrate. Frogs…
Happiness Recipe and Final Relaxation
What makes you happy? Or maybe a better question, what keeps…
Glitter Jars and Gratitude Breath
What strategies do you, and the youth you work with, have for…
Essential Oils and Classroom Environment
The sense of smell is such a powerful part of limbic system that…
Yoga Calm and Happiness
I have one question for you. Are you ready? If you could articulate…
Breathing Ball and Routine
Are you interested in incorporating mindfulness into your daily…
Interventionists and Child Pose
Have you ever considered a mindful transition (for students and staff)…
Yoga Calm and Early Childhood
Can Early Childhood students participate in Mindful Movement?…
Balancing Routine and Standardized Testing
Life is a balancing act.
In our Mindful Movement poses we think…
In our Mindful Movement poses we think…
Ready to Learn and PLCs
Third graders are excitable people. As a teacher of young children,…
Safe Place Breathing and Calming Strategies
As a school counselor, I have many experiences with students…
Mindful Practice and Headspace
Do you feel like your mind is continually bouncing from one thing…
Transitioning Routine and Standing in Line
This week we have been using the transitioning routine when waiting…
Mindfulness and Travel
By actively working on staying mindful while traveling and really…
Back Drawing and Geometry
Countless scientific studies have proven that touch helps regulate…
ADHD and Peaceful Parenting
I have been working on healthy classrooms as a part of my professional…
Warrior II and New Years Resolutions
We don’t want to be stuck in the past, or too far into…
Break and Breathe and Non-Verbal Cues
It’s been a “wonderful” winter break at home with my kids.…
Star Pose and Mythology
If you're going to rise, you might as well shine!
I love the…
I love the…
Mindful Snack and Friendly Letters
Across cultures, families come together during the holiday season…
Centering Routine and Small Group Instruction
This time of year, it can be difficult to stay centered. How…
Calming Routine and Taking Breaks
In a world that never seems to stop moving, we all need a place…
Trickster and Text Connections
Mindful Movement does not always need to be calm, slow and serious.…
Gratitude and Family Meals
Today, choose joy.
Although we work to bring Mindfulness and…
Although we work to bring Mindfulness and…
Community and Tree Circle
We must come together. As educators we know that a strong community…
Yoga Calm Principles and Intentions
What is your intention? Everything that happens, begins with…
Pinwheel Breath and Engineering
Have you seen a student stuck in a feeling of anxiety or anger?…
A Boy and A Bear and Leadership
The Roman philosopher Seneca said, “While we teach, we learn”.…
Tree Pose and Poetry
Autumn's Beauty. The streets are lined with a parade of maroon…
Mindful Moment Cards and Equity
“How was your weekend?” A phrase that most of us mindlessly…
Pulse Count and Math Talk
Do you have students fighting the calming breaths?
Sometimes,…
Sometimes,…
Woodchopper and Growth Mindset
Sometimes we need calming breaths... and sometimes we need releasing…
Volcano Breath and Morning Meeting
Breath work allows us to set an intention and align our body…
Mountain Pose and Line Basics
As an educator, we are constantly thinking about learning as…
3 Tips for a Calm Classroom
Here we are- the first week of school! The newly waxed hallway…
