What is Yoga Calm?
Yoga Calm is an innovative child education method that melds the traditional yoga practices of mindfulness, physical activity and nervous system regulation with social skills games and counseling techniques. Integrating fitness, social/emotional and cognitive learning into 5 to 40 minute processes, the program includes more than 60 activities specially designed for use in school and therapeutic settings. They include yoga-based movement and breathing, social/emotional games, relaxation activities and storytelling. Yoga Calm gives children a way to • learn how to relax, nurture and regulate emotions. • increase physical fitness, self-confidence and self-esteem. • improve concentration and imagination, subject retention and test scores. • enhance communication, trust, empathy, teamwork and leadership skills. • develop the ability to make healthy life choices.
