Would you like to try yoga in your classroom? Have you tried it and would like to learn more? This workshop will address methods and benefits of using mindful yoga in the classroom in support of emotional and cognitive development. Methods will cover K-12 hands-on approaches for teachers. Discover the research that supports the academic and emotional benefits of Yoga in the classroom.

This workshop is appropriate for K-12 classroom teachers, administrators, special educators, school counselors, school social workers, occupational therapists, SLPs, physical therapists, physical education teachers, health educators, and paraprofessionals.

Participants will:

• Understand the neuroscience of stress, and its effects learning and behavior
• Understand the neurology of yoga and mindfulness and its benefits
• Learn about recent studies to use as evidence in promoting yoga in the
  classroom
• Leave with simple yoga and mindfulness techniques to support self -regulation, developing compassion, and cognitive development at the
  various grade levels
• Facilitate learning readiness which improves student achievement
• Improve the climate of your classroom
• Develop techniques to be present for your students

Cost and Registration

Cost: $149 / $99 for TMI Consortium Members *Please note, we are unable to give refunds if you are unable to attend for any reason.

Continuing Education Credits

Registered yoga teachers are eligible for Continuing Education Hours through Yoga Alliance when the workshop is presented by an E-RYT (check the Trainer bio for confirmation of this designation).

Contact hours for Yoga Alliance specialty designation of Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher (RCYT) when completing Ramapo’s 95 Hour Children’s Yoga Teacher Certification.

Educators will receive 5 CEU for their participation.

Simply stated, mindfulness is “The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and without judgments (Jon Kabat-Zinn).” Neuroscience studies are suggesting that mindfulness meditation reliably and profoundly alters the structure and function of the brain to improve the quality of both thought and feeling. (Hahn, T.N., Weare, K., 2017).  Teachers face many stresses in our fast moving, technology soaked environment. The tools and strategies of contemplative pedagogy help to enhance and complement state standards and district goals and outcomes. The tools of mindfulness are effective pedagogy, enhancing the classroom culture, the school, culture, and each student’s capacity for attention, compassion, self-management, and cognitive development.

Mindfulness at Ramapo College will work with you to find the right program to help create a more compassionate, creative and collaborative school culture and ethos.  We offer several options of programs which adhere to the standards and quality of all of our programs.

Learn the basics of a meditation practice at this introductory session. The program will briefly review the meaning and benefits of mindfulness practices, and then present an experiential introduction to breath-based meditation practice. Suggestions will be offered on how to integrate a simple, but effective, mindfulness practice into one’s everyday work day and life.

Expanding on the 1½-hour introduction, this half-day workshop allows more time for participants to learn and experience the benefits of meditation and learn some basics about integrating mindfulness practices into their workplace and life. The half-day workshop provides additional time for the experiential component and is more exploratory than explanatory.  Periods of silence will allow participants to turn inward and increase self-awareness and begin to cultivate their own practice in a meaningful way. Through these meditative practices, participants can begin to experience the benefits of mindfulness first-hand. The resulting clarity and lasting balance that these practices bring will contribute to a more positive classroom and school environment.

Would you like to try yoga in your classroom? Have you tried it and would like to learn more? This workshop will address methods and benefits of using mindful yoga in the classroom in support of emotional and cognitive development. Methods will cover K-12 hands-on approaches in parallel workshops for teachers. Discover the research that supports the academic and emotional benefits of Yoga in the classroom.

This workshop is appropriate for K-12 classroom teachers, administrators, special educators, school counselors, school social workers, occupational therapists, SLPs, physical therapists, physical education teachers, health educators, and paraprofessionals.

Participants will:

• • Understand the neuroscience of stress, and its effects learning and behavior
  • Understand the neurology of yoga and mindfulness and its benefits
  • Learn about recent studies to use as evidence in promoting yoga in the
    classroom
  • Leave with simple yoga and mindfulness techniques to support self -regulation, developing compassion, and cognitive development at the
    various grade levels
  • Facilitate learning readiness which improves student achievement
  • Improve the climate of your classroom
  • Develop techniques to be present for your students

Participants in this eight-session Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course participate in a hands-on, carefully sequenced training in mindfulness practices involving breath and gentle body movements, as well as methods for incorporating mindfulness practices into their everyday life and work. The course, created by John Kabat-Zinn at the UMass Medical School, is extensively researched and highly successful. It includes all of the practices introduced in our shorter form workshops and more, with the opportunity to go much deeper and achieve more lasting change. The course puts the practice of mindful pedagogy on a solid foundation of practice-based knowledge.  These practices help educators to be fully present for their students, colleagues and families, and increase well-being both in and out of the school environment.