In-School Training Program

Teaching Self-regulation to Improve Academic Performance and Interpersonal Relations: Yoga in the Classroom

Participants will explore how awareness of breath and centering stimulates the potential for self-regulation, better focus, clarity of intent, and improved inter-personal relations. They will learn how simple yoga postures, most of which can be done at the desk, beside the desk, in groups or individually, can be implemented to improve classroom interactions and prepare students to do better on exams. Course requires in-class implementation and effectiveness documentation.

Required text “Yoga in the Classroom,” by Gail Bentley Walsh. NYS Learning Standard HPE.

This course is designed to teach educators how to integrate mindfulness, breathing techniques and yoga stretches/postures/movements into the classroom to support students with physical strength, flexibility, attention and concentration skills. Teachers learn, practice, and test out effective strategies to address anxiety, stress, fatigue and anger in themselves as well as in their students. This course helps teachers build and maintain a positive classroom environment.

No prior yoga experience is required.  This course does not attempt to make actual yoga teachers out of classroom teachers; but gives classroom teachers the tools to EXPLORE YOGA with their students.