Instructor: Nicole Herlofsky
Community: Ages/Grades?, Setting?, 60 minutes
Plan Creation Date: January 14, 2014
Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness
Materials: Music, speaker, chairs, food, paper and pens
Lesson Plan:
Calm
- Belly Breathing – lying on back.
- Pulse Count – prompt clients to feel the stillness between beats.
Activate
- Chair Flow – Yoga based activities – Mountain to Mountain. Hold poses a little longer and prompt clients to feel the stillness in each pose.
- Mindful Snack – Social/emotional activity
Calm
- Discussion – What did you notice when eating mindfully? What does it mean to be “mindful.” What are ways we can be more mindful. Suggest finding triggers to be mindful and breathe such as stop signs.
- Relaxation – Changing Channels – Lying on chair or with head forward on table do changing channels exercise. Finish with chair twist then 4 min silent journaling exercise.