Yoga Calm for Children: Educating Heart, Mind, and Body [Paperback]

Lynea Gillen (Author), James Gillen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2008

Filled with photos, illustrations, lesson plans, and an extensive quick-reference bibliography, this detailed manual is an indispensable guide for introducing yoga in public school and therapeutic settings, as well as a great handbook for parents who would like to share yoga with their children. Easy to use and appropriate for children and teenagers, it includes information on integrating the Yoga Calm technique with regular classwork, modifications for specific classroom situations, alignment and safety principles, anecdotal examples from the authors' direct experience, and “emotional first aid tips” to help young people maintain a calm center when they most need it.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 181 pages
• Publisher: Three Pebble Press; 1st edition (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979928907
• ISBN-13: 978-0979928901
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally - an easy way to help stressed out kids of all ages, November 13, 2007

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Carol White "Author - Live Your Road Trip Dream" (Wilsonville, Or USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Calm for Children: Educating Heart, Mind, and Body (Paperback)

The Gillen's have figured it out. Our children are under a lot of stress - school, work, sports, families, friends -- our young people are over-scheduled, over-stimulated and overwhelmed.

Their combined years of teaching yoga (Jim) and working with children (Lynea) has produced a terrific collaboration that works to help our kids find new mental and physical strength and provide new-found control over their lives. They have taught kids and teenagers the keys to restoring balance (both physical and mental!), building social skills and creating life-long fitness habits that are so often lacking at this age.

This book supports and supplements their workshops that teach these skills to our young people directly and, more importantly, they teach our teachers how to help our children in the school setting.

Whether you have kids that need your help, or just want to start building a lifelong habit of the positive effects of Yoga - this is the book for you. Both adults and children can benefit from the lessons they teach.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Reference, February 9, 2008

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Ilga Paul "Occupational Therapist" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Calm for Children: Educating Heart, Mind, and Body (Paperback)

As an Occupational Therapist working in elementary schools, much of my work is helping students find ways to manage their own energy levels and increase their ability to pay attention in class. I have found that using the techniques described in Yoga Calm for Children, especially the breathing and calming strategies, students are discovering what it feels like to be focused, centered and able to concentrate on their school work. They enjoy the challenge of the balance poses. I have just begun going into preschool through 5th grade classrooms to do 15 minutes of yoga poses, breathing and positive visualization. Students and teachers appreciate the movement breaks and centering exercises. I use Yoga Calm for Children as my reference: it is quick, easy to use and stimulates my own ideas for activities. The exercises described in the book are a wonderful way to honor children and set a positive tone in the classroom. Thanks to Jim and Lynea Gillen for creating such a timely and much needed reference!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for people who work with Kids!, February 11, 2008

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Anna Thedford (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Calm for Children: Educating Heart, Mind, and Body (Paperback)

This book is a great way to let children learn through activity using mind and body together in an easy and practical way. Anyone can use these activities in the book. It's written in a way that is easy to read and has lesson ideas that are easy to apply right away with kids. It's a great way to learn about YogaCalm, especially if you haven't had the chance to take their workshops, which are amazing! I am a school counselor and use this program on a daily basis in elementary schools (in a very conservative community) where the kids and parents both love it.