Teaching yoga/mindfulness in public school

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Sat Nam and Blessings to everyone.

 

I am a KY teacher and also a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

teacher. I have been working with a group called Community Partnership

for Mindfulness in Education and we have been teaching " mindfulness "

in the public school system in Oakland, CA. It has been nothing short

of AMAZING. I have recently been working with second graders as well

as teens at an International High School. We have been very careful as

to how things are presented and languaged. We go straight into the

classrooms for 15 minute segments 3x per week for 5 weeks for the

grade schools and try to do 20 minute segments 2-3x per week at the

high schools (with some ideas percolating about creating a mindfulness

leadership development program for the highschoolers).

 

And, this really is YOGA. This is BREATHE. This is a tool to help

these kids face the challenges they do and have some inner resources

to deal the various stressors that they do, including family life that

is often less-than-stable. ( and you should see the TEACHERS!!! they

are usually so grateful for this tool for themselves and to have

another tool they can help their kids with, like during test taking.)

 

The classes have brought tears to my eyes on many occasions. To be in

the position to teach such skills and allow light and love to come

through me to these kids has been such an honor and a blessing in my

life. I haven't specifically used any KY asanas but suspect i could

and will in the future.

 

I can say my KY training is " with me " when i am in there and shines

through. I would be happy to share more of my personal experience with

anybody who is interested in working in this area.

 

Many blessings for peace~

Adi Shakti Kaur

 

 

 

Kundalini-Yoga ., " slothmander "

<slothmander wrote:

>

> Hi everyone, I am a teacher in a public school and I teach special

ed. I have been practicing

> kundalini yoga daily. Each morning I do it for about an hour before

going to work. It helps me

> to stay calm, focused and yet energized so that I can be effective

for my students.

>

> Recently, another teacher asked me if I have tried teaching it to

the students. I had to admit

> that I rarely mention yoga to them. I have thought about it but I am

concerned that their

> parents beliefs may be offended. Naturally, I see the benefit of

kundalini yoga for them. If I

> were to teach it to them I would probably have to introduce it in

the correct context.

>

> I was hoping than some among the KY group would have some ideas to

share as to how I

> might help my students with kundalini yoga without offending parents

or the administration

> at my school.

>

> SatNam

>

> F

>