Effects of mindfulness instruction on children's cognitive and behavioral readiness for learning. Kathryn Eaton

1. Yoga &
Mindfulness
Effects of Yoga & Mindfulness Instruction
on Children’s Cognitive and Behavioral
Readiness for Learning
Kathryn Eaton

2. Kidding Around Yoga
2 Day Teacher Training (Kathryn is in the green)
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3. “Shmat”
(shoe mat)
Students placed shoes on the mat each day prior to class.

4. Yoga Room @
Loma

5. “Peace Begins With Me”
(mindfulness chant & Yoga song)
Teach chant and finger placement for “Peace Begins with Me.”
Students repeat after teacher 2 times
Students whisper 2 times
Say in head 2 more times

6. Tingsha Bells
Mindfulness
• https://youtu.be/TXCxL6sBFwY
Using tingsha bells helps one to focus attention and calm the mind.

7. This photo shows a student who has just
completed a mindfulness activity.
First, students collected pom poms with their
toes and hands behind their back while a fun,
fast paced song played.
They had to bring the pom poms back to their mats.
Then, students sat quietly while calming
music played and made a design or pattern.
This was the mindfulness element.
Lastly, students kept one pom pom,
made a hump on their mat, and practiced
breathing by attempting to blow the
pom pom over the mat.
Deep breathing is another mindfulness practice.

8. Yoga Song (video)
This video shows
students
incorporating
yoga poses into
an energetic,
call and
response song.
Each class
period, we
practiced yoga
poses to 2-3
songs.

9. Secret Garden
“Shavasana” – Mindfulness
This is the point in yoga when students lay quietly. The lights are off, peaceful music is
the only sound in the room, and students visualize their secret garden (a beautiful
place they create and imagine).