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

Yoga Calm Workshops - Integrated Approach to Wellness 5-day Summer Intensive

Offered in conjunction with Portland State University, Continuing Education in the Graduate School of Education (CE/ED)

Instructors
Lynea Gillen, MS, Jim Gillen, RYT, & Sue Dumolt, OTR/L

This 5-day workshop introduces the principles of Yoga Calm and all 60 activities in its curriculum including breathing exercises, simple yoga poses, social/emotional skill development activities, relaxation/storytelling processes and emotional guidance techniques.

Overall, you will learn how to teach Yoga Calm’s curriculum of 60 wellness activities and processes, which are effective for a wide range of ages (K-12), settings, and populations, including special-needs children.

Overall, you will learn new activities, games, and processes that:

• Reduce stress, self-nurture, and regulate emotions
• Improve self control, concentration and imagination
• Increase fitness, self-confidence and self-esteem
• Enhance communication, trust, teamwork and leadership skills
• Help with sensory integration, ADHD, autism, anxiety, and other needs
• Help you with classroom management
• Support your health!

The workshop also provides a supportive environment in which to observe, practice-teach and develop new skills.

Held at the beautiful Still Meadow retreat center in Carver, Oregon (30 minutes SE from Portland International Airport), there will also be ample time for collegial sharing and dialogue, walking in parks, resting in gardens and renewing your spirit. Still Meadow is beautifully situated on 60 acres of woods, grape orchards and walking trails, close to the Clackamas River and Mt. Hood. They also have great food and a sauna for relaxation after yoga!

Regarding meals, we recommend that you enjoy Still Meadow's retreat settings and delicious food by opting for their meals package(s). For day registrants, there is a 5-day lunch package for $60.

For those coming from out-of-town, Still Meadow offers overnight accommodations (double occupancy) with breakfast and lunch for $80 per day ($400/5-days) or camp with breakfast and lunch for $40/day ($200/5-days). Dinners are not included in the lodging packages, but there are a few nice restaurants nearby and there are 2 kitchens on site where workshop participants can make their own meals.

And, if there is interest and advance notice, we can also make massages and/or pedicures available for those who want to indulge themselves!

Five-day Intensives qualify for 30 Washington Clock Hours and/or 3 PSU Graduate Credits available. Coursework also applies toward the Yoga Calm Teacher Certification program. Certificate of training hours provided for all workshops (see accreditations).

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