How Kids Yoga Teachers Can Apply Brain Science to Their Classes | Young Yoga Mastershttp://www.youngyogamasters.com/2011/04/03/kids-brains-on-yoga/
I just listed OMazing Kids Yoga on Yogafinder.com (http://www.yogafinder.com/yoga.cfm?yoganumber=36022) and several other free listing websites.
I am trying to think of all the ways I can to get the word out there that we are doing yoga for kids.
I am especially passionate about spreading the word about using yoga as a supplemental therapy for kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Even more so this month since April is Autism Awareness Month. I have seen first hand how kids on the Autism spectrum have benefited from yoga 🙂
Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, IAYT, RCYP-2
Cool collaborative effort for kids yoga in Tulsa, Oklahoma between RECESS a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in Tulsa (www.recessforhealth.org), Project Creates, YMCA and Tulsa Children’s Museum
Yeah! Thanks to all of you who “liked” us on Facebook we now have enough fans to have a dedicated FB page. Here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/OMazingKidsYoga. I’ll be working on linking this blog to that page 🙂
In my efforts to promote kids yoga here in Oklahoma, I will be presenting “Yoga for Radiant Kids” at the Oklahoma Childcare Association Conference on April 16, 2011.
If any of you have sample products or brochures that you would like me to distribute, please mail them to me at my home address:
Angela Moorad
3900 Waverly Drive
Norman, Ok 73072
Thanks!
Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, IAYT, RCYP-2
Speech-Language Pathologist
Radiant Child Yoga Certified – Levels 1& 2
(405) 307-2802 – Direct line with voicemail
amoorad@jdmc.org – E-mail
Article from the Wall Street Journal.
A three-year-old doing a downward dog? A four-year-old doing a cobra—and then helping a stuffed animal stretch into the same pose?
A 2003 study by California State University, Los Angeles found that yoga improved students’ behavior, physical health and academic performance, as well as attitudes toward themselves. That same year, Leipzig University reported that yoga reduces feelings of helplessness and aggression, and in the long term helps emotional balance. The benefits of yoga are particularly strong among children with special needs, research shows.
Now thousands of schools across the country—as well as yoga studios and hospitals—are adding programs that teach children to do the exercises.
“Every kid in the audience quieted down,” says David Miyashiro, the district superintendent. “It’s a different language they all speak now.” . . . To read the complete article click here. (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703386704576186463216602684.html)
Includes a video: http://online.wsj.com/video/why-more-kids-are-learning-to-say-namaste/ECD9C1A6-5087-4784-8887-7FA1B3BD84A4.html
Orginal source: Wall Street Journal
“Yoga, Kids And OT: They fit together like hand and glove” by Christine and James Ristuccia, and Amanda Gretsch
A nice article that summarizes how yoga may assist in helping treat children with occupational issues such as sensory integration and developmental disorders, this article is informative for parents and caregivers in understanding the link between yoga and learning. The article, by Christine and James Ristuccia and Amanda Gretsch, is featured in the March 14th, 2011 issue of Advance Magazine for Occupational Therapists.
http://occupational-therapy.advanceweb.com/Archives/Article-Archives/Yoga-Kids-And-OT.aspx
Check out Christine Ristuccia’s cool products for kids yoga at: http://addriya.com/
Please “like” OMazing Kids Yoga on Facebook. I only need 10 more “likes” before I get a dedicated FB address for OMazing Kids Yoga. Thanks!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/OMazing-Kids-Yoga/174264525957894
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