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Yoga In My School Donna Freeman
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Empowering you to explore mindfulness and movement with youth. What began in 2009 as a way to connect with other leaders in the kids yoga community has grown into the longest running kids yoga podcast. Donna Freeman is passionate about all things yoga. She covers a wide variety of topics aimed at highlighting amazing work being done and providing tools and tips for immediate use in your life, classes and work. She is the founder of Yoga In My School and the author of 'Once Upon a Pose: A Guide to Yoga Adventure Stories for Children.' She can be found on Instagram @DonnaKFreeman. Become a supporter of our show with a donation https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405
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Trauma Informed Parenting with Hala Khouri
The incredible Hala Khouri is our guest in this episode of the Yoga In My School podcast.
Hala brings her extensive expertise in somatic experiencing, psychology, social justice, movement, and mindfulness as we discuss trauma informed parenting. Discover parenting with curiosity and awareness of our own conditioning so we can be more sensitive to the complex reality of raising another human being.
Highlights include
1:10 Who is Hala Khouri?
4:45 Theory vs Reality of Parenting
7:08 Parenting in Community
8:28 Trauma Informed Parenting
12:40 Recognizing and handling triggers
15:40 Impact of trauma on parenting
21:28 Embodied parenting
25:08 Mirroring: What is it and how to use it?
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Study with Donna and become a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher (RCYT) with Yoga Alliance from the comfort of your own home.
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Pranayama for Kids and Teens: Physical, Emotional, and Mental Benefits
Lately there has been a huge increase in interest regarding breath work and exercises for kids and teens. In this episode Donna Freeman, founder of Yoga In My School, shares some amazing information about the benefits of breath work/ pranayama for calming emotions, balancing the brain, stimulating energy, improving focus, and much more.
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Reading, Yoga Fables, and Neurodivergence
In this episode Donna chats with Ashley Fontes, founder of Read and Yoga, a Mom, author, and yogi who combines her loves to share the joy and benefits of yoga with children. Ashley's neurodivergent children have inspired her to combine beloved children's books with movement to provide them with life skills of literacy and self regulation. She is real, raw, and an amazing example of doing your best and exceling amidst the busyness of life.
Highlights:
3:01 Hello Ashley Fontes
4:11 Importance of Literacy and Movement
6:59 Read and Yoga Podcast
10:27 Yoga Fables: teaching yamas and niyamas to children
18:05 How yoga helps busy Moms
21:18 Inviting kids to fall in love with yoga
23:40 Advice for starting with yoga and kids books
25:57 Finding Ashley online
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Yoga for Individuals w Intellectual and Developmental Delays and Disabilities
Sarah Henderson is an expert on yoga for everyone, especially yoga for those outside the norm. Come along in this episode of the Yoga In My School podcast to explore yoga for individuals with developmental delays and disabilities. Discover the beauty of accessible yoga and see the many ways to adapt and expand the practice of yoga to empower and enable all people.
Highlights
1:32 Welcome Sarah Henderson
6:42 Overriding Principles when teaching individuals w disabilities and delays
12:50 Presence is Participation
18:22 Yoga is more than poses
22:15 Examples of accessible yoga: boat pose
24:40 Exploring emotions
26:12 Go to yoga props/activities to use during class
31:17 Consistency and routine
35:05 Disabilities and Differences in the Classroom
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Teaching with Neurodiversity in Mind
In honor of Autism Awareness Month we are diving into neurodiversity.
In this episode of the Yoga In My School podcast guest McAlister Grenier Huynh, otherwise known as The Neurodivergent Teacher, explains neurodiversity, why it's an essential consideration in the classroom, top tips for teaching SEL so that self-regulations becomes a natural skills, and so much more. You will especially appreciate Autism Acceptance Spirit Week including a FREE handout in the show notes.
Please forgive the hiccups in the audio as we had two interruptions in wifi service during the recording of this episode. Definitely upped the challenge and allowed us to practice being mindful. Thank you.
Highlights
1:58 Intro to McAlister Grenier Huynh
2:57 Explaining neurodiversity
5:18 Why is it vital to consider neurodiversity
7:02 Neurodivergent processes and procedures
12:25 Quiet & compliant vs calm & well regulated
16:16 Top tips for teaching SEL
23:30 Autism Acceptance Spirit Week
32:45 Where to find The Neurodivergent Teacher
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Black Family Yoga: SonJoria Sydnor Represents
Have you ever not seen yourself in the yoga community? Wondered where were others like you? SonJoria Sydnor's story begins with not being able to find black kids doing yoga as an example to her family. She set out to change that. The resulting book Our Family's Doing Yoga and Social Media presence @BlackKidsDoYoga represents black families practicing yoga. Its real, its genuine, and your are going to LOVE it.
Highlights
1:04 Meet SonJoria Sydnor
6:35 Benefits of family yoga
8:21 Challenges to a family yoga practice
12:45 Remembering your individual yoga practice
15:16 Hopes and dreams for family yoga
16:04 Tips for teaching family yoga classes
19:46 The importance of representing Black families
21:42 How yoga can foster wellness for all
27:13 Addressing inequalities and inviting diversity in yoga community
31:52 Connect with SonJoria
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