Many teachers want to bring yoga into their school. However, they are not sure what steps to take in order to make this desire a reality. Over the course of the next few months I will outline a step by step process which, when followed, will enable teachers to bring the benefits of yoga into their classrooms and schools.
Kids benefits from yoga in many ways
Step 1 – Know the Benefits of Yoga for Kids and Teens
The first step to getting yoga into your school is knowing why you want it there. This requires more than an instinctive gut level feeling that it’s good for kids, or an idea that it might be kinda fun. You need to research yoga’s benefits, how they apply to kids in the school setting, how meditation, visualization, relaxation and asanas (poses) can be used to help students succeed. The post How Yoga Benefits Kids & Teens or Why your kids NEED yoga provides a comprehensive overview of these benefits. Being well versed in how yoga in the school can give your students an advantage, and how it can fit into your school’s mission of providing the best education possible, will help support your reasons for bringing yoga to your school.
Some sites which may help you become well versed in yoga’s benefits include:
Childlight Yoga blog post What is Yoga 4 Classrooms
Karmaspot’s Blog post The Benefits of Yoga for Teens and Top 5 Reasons Yoga Helps Children
The PranaMama’s page Yoga for Kids has many links and articles
Teaching Kids Yoga site
Yoga Journal’s article Yoga for Kids
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Thank you putting all these wonderful resources regarding bringing yoga into school environments into one place! More and more schools are incorporating yoga into their school days. Why? Because it helps both the children and the teachers to be more relaxed, more connected in their mind/body, more present and learning-ready. So happy to know there are so many promoting yoga education in schools. Yeah!
Thanks for the link to Teaching Kids Yoga. I’ve got my new site going – it’s a little more organized than the blogger one but with all the same information on Yoga for Kids.
http://www.YoungYogaMasters.com
I agree – it’s very encouraging to see the spread of a balanced body, mind, and spirit for kids happening all over the globe.