Yoga Calm for Children: Educating Heart, Mind, and Body

About The Book

Children need more than just the 3 R's...

Educating children today requires a new approach - one that effectively meets the physical, mental, and emotional needs of children and the adults who work with them, including parents, school teachers, counselors, nurses, and occupational therapists.

New research shows what we have intuitively known for years: that reducing students’ stress, developing their social/emotional skills, and enhancing their sense of well-being can benefit not only their health but their academic performance.

This handbook distills over 30 years of school teaching, counseling, and yoga experience into a practical, easy-to-teach method that works with a wide range of students, including those with ADD/ADHD, anxiety, and other behavior disorders.

Lavishly illustrated with more than 170 photos and illustrations, Yoga Calm® for Children gives you:

• More than 60 classroom-ready activities to help students (K-12) develop self-control, concentration, imagination, and social/emotional skills, as well as physical fitness.

• Yoga-based movement activities, nervous stress reduction techniques, social/emotional games, and relaxation and storytelling methods to educate the whole child.

• "Emotional first aid" tips for effectively dealing with children's strong emotions as they arise in the classroom and other settings.

• Time-tested practical advice, and endearing stories of the resiliency, depth, and beauty of children.

• The basics of mind/body psychology and how it applies to working with children.

• And more!

Lynea Gillen, MS, is a school counselor in Estacada, Oregon, a registered yoga teacher
(RYT-200) and an adjunct faculty member at Portland State University. She has been practicing yoga since 1973 and has over 30 years of experience as a schoolteacher and counselor. Lynea holds a master of science degree in counseling in education from Portland State University.

Jim Gillen, RYT, is the director of Still Moving Yoga in Portland, Oregon. He is a registered yoga teacher (RYT-500), affiliated Anusara yoga instructor, ACE group fitness instructor, and member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and has previously taught and developed youth programs for the National Science Foundation and the National Sports Center for the Disabled. His instructional CD Yoga Renewal was released in 2002.

Health & Fitness/Alternative Health/Education
$29.95 Softcover
ISBN 978-0-9799289-0-1
184 pages, 8.5” x 11” , B&W
170 illustrations and photos