Instructor: Caroline Walkley Community: Adolescent In-Patient Mental Health Plan Creation Date: August 6, 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness Lesson Plan: Set the Room Lights dimmed, each mat has a battery tea light and a pinwheel “Yoga is”: Mind/body connection through the breath Not a competition Expectations Your mat is your personal space This is your class: honor your body and…
Instructor: Donna Fischer Community: Middle School Counseling Group Plan Creation Date: July 6, 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing: Student demonstrates and picks the count for the class with the Hoberman sphere; other student completes the count to help the leader Pulse count: Lie on back Lie on back: Feel the stillness around you Activate Rock & Roll: Feel the…
Instructor: Cindy Happe Community: Parent/Child Class at Women’s Shelter Plan Creation Date: July 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community Lesson Plan: Warm up activity Mat Tag to music: “Move and Freeze” Second game cued by listening to mom’s voice give instruction Calm Volcano Breaths: Ten breaths. Cue to connect to “heart thoughts” and continue for five more breaths. Shut your eyes…
Instructor: Cristina Dobon-Claveau Community: Grade 7 Math Class Plan Creation Date: May 8, 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community II Lesson Plan: Calm Pulse check Belly Breathing: Five breaths with the Hobberman sphere, or “Kevin” as the class called it. Volcano Breaths: Standing with feet hip-width apart, put your hands at your heart, take a deep breath lifting your arms…
Instructor: Cristina Dobon-Claveau Community: Grade 7 Math Class Plan Creation Date: April 18, 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community Lesson Plan: Calm Pulse Check by having the students write down or make a mental note of their number. Belly Breathing with the Hobberman sphere the students have named “Kevin”; 7 breaths. Activate Mountain pose-upward: I had a visual of a mountain…
Instructor: Cristina Dobon-Claveau Community: Grief & Loss Group Plan Creation Date: April 11, 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing: 7 breaths with the Hobberman sphere. Volcano Breath: Sitting cross legged, place your hands at your heart, palms together. Take a slow deep breath through your nose, slowly move your arms over your head, and as…
Instructor: Cristina Dobon-Claveau Community: Aggression Replacement Training Group-Girls Plan Creation Date: March 26, 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding & Strength Lesson Plan: Calm Pulse Check: Taught the girls how to read their bodies and find their pulse and what a high/fast pulse could mean. Belly Breathing: Gave each girl a small stuffed animal, we laid on our mats and…
Instructor: Jennifer Cory Community: Grades 2-3 after-school group, Lesson #1 Plan Creation Date: July 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community Lesson Plan: Children learn more effectively when they are part of a supportive and caring classroom community. This begins with students feeling free to express their feelings to one another. Another important component of a strong classroom community is the opportunity…
Instructor: Jennifer Cory Community: Grades 2-3 after-school group, Lesson #5 Plan Creation Date: July 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Strength Lesson Plan: Sometimes at school we encounter students who engage in bullying-type behaviors. Other times we encounter students who play rough and have trouble playing appropriately and staying in their own space. We might even feel anxious or uneasy around these…
Instructor: Jennifer Cory Community: Grades 2-3 after-school group, Lesson #3 Plan Creation Date: July 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding Lesson Plan: Children need to feel grounded both physically and mentally in order for learning to occur. Grounding activities help children to feel safe and secure and help to bring them to the present moment. “Today, you’re going to try out…