Mindfulness, Movement, Social Emotional Learning

Integrating Yoga in the school curriculum might help students feel better and improve their grades, recent research suggests! 

Offering mindfulness based Yoga Programs in Schools may help young people learn to manage stress and increase their ability to bounce back in response to stress.  Yoga and Mindfulness in Schools also helps with

• Emotion Regulation
• Academic Performance
• Reduced Anxiety and Tension
• Resilience to Stress
• Fewer Problem Behaviours
• Physical Wellbeing
• Sense of Calm
• Empathy and Understanding of others
• Teacher Wellbeing and Classroom Climate

Reducing Stress and Anxiety with Yoga

Physical activity is known to help relieve stress, but yoga may go further than exercise alone. Studies show that yoga has a positive effect on reducing stress and improving overall mental and emotional wellbeing (Birdee et al., 2009; Noggle et al., 2012), by:

• Reducing perceived stress and increasing self-compassion, so that the mind can deal with stress more effectively and lessen its toll on the body (Gard et al., 2012)

• Regulating the brain and nervous system, to reduce the physical stress response and improving brain function (Sengupta, 2012).

WHAT WE OFFER

YOGA PROGRAM | MINDFUL MOVEMENT

YOGA classes can vary from 15min – 60min per group and can be tailored to individual year levels, mixed age groups or whole school communities.

Our classes are aligned with the evidence-based Yoga Ed. curriculum, customised to your school’s need. We pride ourselves on implementing the overall School Vision into our class planning, such as ‘Respect’, ‘Teamwork’, ‘Resilience’, ‘Inclusion’ or ‘Excellence’. 

MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

Aligned with the Mindful Schools Curriculum, YOGAZEIT also offers Mindfulness Programs as a stand-alone or in combination with the Yoga Program.  Our in-class, school-wide program may be the most effective way to introduce and integrate mindfulness into your school community.

The Term Program includes:

• 16 lessons in each class (visiting classes for 15minutes 2 x/week)
• Mindfulness bells/singing bowls for each class
• Mindfulness Workbooks for each student
• A Classroom Teacher Manual for all teachers
• Three additional 30-minute teacher and staff meetings
• One additional 1hr Parent Training