Yoga Calm for Children is a guidebook, a step by step yoga instruction book, and ultimately a call to action for educators and parents. Yoga Calm sprouted early in the new millennium when Lynea Gillen, a school counselor, began to see a steady increase of students with extreme behavioral issues. Some had been diagnosed with Adhd, others with oppositional defiant disorder. Lynea observed how hard it was for them to sit in a group and share. She felt they needed opportunities to manage and direct their strong feelings and impulses.
Through her own yoga practice and counseling work, Lynea had learned to listen to the body and the hart to find a path toward healing. Lynea labored with her husband, Jim, the director of Still Moving Yoga, to effectively blend the two practices of physical yoga and social/emotional skilli building. Today , dozens of educators are using the techniques of yoga calm to effectively meet the physical mental and emotional needs of children. New research shows what the Gillen’s have known for years, that reducing students stress, develping their emotional skills and enhancing their sense of well being benefits not only their health, but their academic performance.
Sheila Hamilton sat down for a yoga chat with Lynea and Jim recently.
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