Have you been affected by mental illness? Has your life been affected by someone else with mental illness? Are you suffering now? People ask why I do what I do. Why do I go into schools to teach mental health and well-being through yoga? Let me tell you… My Story When I first met Collin,
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Category: Yoga
Yoga is a science and philosophy that dates back to the Vedic period around 1700 BCE. Modern western yoga has grown vastly and there are now so many disciplines and branches of yoga that it is easy to find a practice that suits you. But where does yoga fit into the curriculum? How can yoga
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'If Yoga is part of the curriculum, should it be assessed or not?' YES! Speaking from a school teachers perspective, YES of course! Assessment is an essential part of meeting children's individual needs, so you can include support and challenges depending on each child for each learning objective. Assessment helps to guide your planning. Which
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Teacher How are you? I bet it has been lovely to see ALL your pupils again. How are they? How have they coped with homeschooling? I know my 3 children have enjoyed it to a certain degree. We have spent more time together, strengthened our family bond and gained more insight into becoming independent and
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Yoga for Young CarersThe Honeypot Children's Charity Have you tried yoga? Are you curious about how yoga and mindfulness can help children? The benefits yoga can bring children are transformational and teaches them vital skills for life. Let me tell you why. Many children come in feeling stressed, overstimulated, angry and low even at a
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Starting back at schools teaching yoga for September 2020 in the midst the COVID pandemic, was unknown territory. Unknown for myself, for teachers, headteachers and pupils. All of us trying to make sense, keep up and adhere to government policies. My experience of teaching during this pandemic is that schools have done an incredible job.
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On March 23rd the UK went into COVID-19 lockdown. The whole country went into a panic. So many of us were confused, anxious and uncertain about what would happen. Would we get it? Would our friends or family? Would we be safe? How can we keep safe? In the last yoga class I taught in
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