Instructor: Susan Jepson-DeResta Community: Grades 4 & 5 Gutsy Girls/Guys Group Plan Creation Date: May 31, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing: with Hoberman sphere (student-led). Activate Activate/Relax: Play music that is soothing but lively. Have the children walk to the beat; stop the music when it is time to activate.…
Instructor: Susan Jepson-DeResta Community: Grades 4-5 Boys ADHD Group Plan Creation Date: May 31, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding – Staying Grounded In Challenging Times Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing with Hoberman sphere (student-led). Pinwheel Breath with pinwheels. Focus on gently spinning the pinwheel for 10 seconds. Activate Pinwheel Breathing while walking in tempo to music. Pinwheel Breathing…
Instructor: Susan Jepson-DeResta Community: Plan Creation Date: May 31, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening Lesson Plan: Calm Pulse Count: Guiding your fingers below your jaw line, find your pulse. Raise your hand when you have found it. Silently listen to the beat of your own heart. Imagine your pulse is the drum beat of your heart, count that…
Instructor: Julie Wiesner Community: Counseling Group Plan Creation Date: April 18, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community Lesson Plan: Before class begins, play a game of mat tag together. Calm Belly breathing (lying down) Pulse count (whisper your number to a neighbor) Leg extensions (draw a sunny sky to share with your friends, paint a picture of a game…
Instructor: Theresa Mare Community: Preschool: Head Start and Special Education Plan Creation Date: April 14, 2009 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Strength Lesson Plan: Stillness Hoberman seated (5x): Now, close your eyes and continue to breathe in and out of your nose. Listening: Pay attention to your breath and feel how the strength of your muscles helps you to sit up…
Instructor: Piper Paulish Community: Grade 2 Classroom Plan Creation Date: February 17, 2009 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening II Lesson Plan: Stillness – Belly Breathing with the Hoberman Sphere. Watch as your classmate gently draws the sphere in and out, in and out like the balloon you inflate in your belly as you inhale and deflate as you exhale. Strength…
Instructor: Nicole Amuzu Community: Pre-K Plan Creation Date: May 30, 2011 Principle/Lesson Goal: Strength Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing: Lie on your back feeling the weight of your body on the floor like a big rock sinking into the ground. With one hand on your heart and one hand on your belly, breathe from the belly hand to the…
Instructor: Susan Jepson-DeResta Community: Grades 4 & 5 Gutsy Girls/Guys Group Plan Creation Date: May 31, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding Lesson Plan: Calm Pulse Count: Find your pulse and then feel the rhythm of your heart. Picture beating a drum to the beat of your heart for 30 beats. Activate Child: Imagine a sturdy and smooth boulder. Relax…
Instructor: Susan Jepson-DeResta Community: Grades 4 & 5 Gutsy Girls/Guys Group Plan Creation Date: May 31, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing with Hoberman Sphere (student-led). Imagine expanding and opening your breath like a spring flower. Activate Volcano Breath: Imagine again your breath rising from your belly like a beautiful flower. Roots: Feeling all four corners…
Instructor: Susan Jepson-DeResta Community: Grades 4-5 Boys ADHD Group Plan Creation Date: May 31, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Strength Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing with Hoberman sphere (student-led). Volcano Breath, setting intentions for focused practice today (student-led). Activate Child: Feel the weight of your body as you relax into the floor. Picture a boulder that goes deep into the…