Yoga Education Resources
MCEC Conference July 30, 2014
PROGRAMS FOR YOGA EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS:
YogaEd.com
Provides a comprehensive teaching program to bring yoga into schools. Has equipped
thousands of teachers with valuable skills to share yoga education worldwide. Programs
have reached educational environments in 42 States and 16 Countries. Yoga Ed.
materials have been translated into Chinese, English, Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish to
meet market demand.
K-12Yoga.org
Provides school-based programs that are unique whether in parochial, public or home
schools. In educational settings, yoga-mindfulness tools are integrated into learning
process or are free-standing classes, led by staff or students. Yoga-mindfulness tools have
been researched and are effective, in both protocol-based and principle-based formats, at
promoting optimal learning.
http://www.calmingkidsyoga.org/
Provides trainings for educators, youth professionals, and parents to learn CK’s proven
curriculum and strategies for implementation. CALMING KIDS integrates yoga
exercises, breathing techniques, stress-management, non-violent communication, and
conflict resolution strategies to reduce violence and increase concentration at school,
after-school, and at home. Age-appropriate strategies for pre-school, elementary, middle,
and high-school students are taught.
yogainschools.org
Offers yoga for youth in schools with classroom visits, tools for teachers, workshops and
trainings at the K-12 level
Kripalu Yoga In Schools
Offers a scientifically validated yoga curriculum appropriate for high school education
specifically* (please see Research below)
Yogainmyschool.com
An internet-based platform offering yoga news, information and curriculum to be used
broadly in schools everywhere.
Yoga4classrooms.com
Yoga 4 Classrooms is anchored in well-validated classroom pedagogies, developmental
science, cross-sectional research in cognitive affective neuroscience, tenets of positive
psychology and secular contemplative practices. It offers professional development
workshops, to ensure success for staff and students.
BOOKS
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life, by Parker
Palmer (Jossey-Bass, 2007)
Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, by Chogyam Trungpa (Shambhala,
2003).
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain
Science, by Norman Dodge, M.D. (James H. Silberman Books, 2007).
The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness, by Pema Chodron
(Shambhala, 2001).
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own, by Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee (Random
House, 2007)
The Mindful Brain, by Daniel J. Siegel (W.W. Norton & Co., 2007)
CHILDREN’S YOGA BOOKS AND RESOURCES
Yoga for Children: 200+ Yoga Poses, Breathing Exercises, and Meditations for
Healthier, Happier, More Resilient, by Lisa Flynn (2013)
Yoga For Children: A Complete Illustrated Guide to Yoga by S. Chanchani and R.
Chanchani (1997)
Storytime Yoga®: Teaching Yoga To Children Through Story (Storytime Yoga®
Teaching Yoga to Children through Story by Sydney Solis and Michele Trapani (2006)
Little Flower Yoga for Kids: A Yoga and Mindfulness Program to Help Your Child
Improve Attention and Emotional... by Jennifer Cohen Harper and Daniel J. Siegel (2013)
Yoga For Children by Mary Stewart (1993)
Yoga Pretzels (Yoga Cards) by Tara Guber, Leah Kalish and Sophie Fatus (2005)
The ABCs of Yoga for Kids by Teresa Power (2009)
The Kids' Yoga Deck: 50 Poses and Games by Annie Buckley (2006)
Yoga Therapy for Children with Autism and Special Needs by Louise Goldberg (2013)
Yoga Kids: Educating The Whole Child Through Yoga by Marsha Wenig and Susan
Andrews (2003)
Creative Yoga for Children: Inspiring the Whole Child through Yoga, Songs, Literature,
and Games by Adrienne Rawlinson (2013)
Yoga Games for Children: Fun and Fitness with Postures, Movements and Breath
(SmartFun Activity Books) by Danielle Bersma, Marjoke Visscher and Alex Kooistra
(2011)
Omolulu - Yoga for Children DVD | Kids Yoga DVD (2011)
Peaceful Piggy Meditation by Kerry Lee Maclean (2014)
Yoga Calm for Children: Educating Heart, Mind, and Body by Lynea Gillenand James
Gillen (2008)
RESEARCH
http://yogakids.com/toolsforschools/research
Offers several pertinent articles relating to effectiveness of yoga on achievement,
behavior and motor performance
http://www.niroga.org/research/papers.php
Offers several research articles on mental health, stress management and well-being
through practice of yoga in school-aged populations.
http://home.getreadytolearn.net/researchpress/
Research study conducted on children with autism spectrum disorders in a pre-test posttest control trial design showing positive research outcomes published in the American
Journal of Occupational Therapy
http://kripalu.org/article/1449/
Kripalu Yoga In Schools. Website links to four published research articles on the yoga
based intervention on various benefits for health, mental health, perceived stress,
psychosocial wellbeing.
EVENTS
First Annual National Kid’s Yoga Conference
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Hosted by George Washington University’s School of Public Health