Bring yoga into YOUR Manasquan, NJ school!!

Below are just a few of the benefits of yoga in the classroom:

• Provides students healthy ways to express and balance their emotions
• Promotes a more relaxed, comfortable state of being - the perfect state for teaching and learning
• Brings students into the present moment - the most basic requirement for learning
• Encourages community and connectedness within the classroom
• Helps to create an atmosphere of confidence, enthusiasm and non-competitiveness where everyone can succeed
• Provides opportunities for beneficial motor breaks throughout the day
• Eases anxiety and tension (such as pre-test or performance jitters)
• Enhances focus, concentration, comprehension and memory
• Provides opportunities for reflection, patience and insight, reducing impulsivity and reactivity
• Supports social and emotional learning
• Improves listening skills
• Enhances organizational and communication skills
• Improves posture, assisting students to sit comfortably for long periods
• Enhances motor skills and balance
• Improves mind/body awareness and connection
• Improves confidence and self-esteem
• Encourages respect for oneself and others
• Creates a calm, harmonious classroom

And the list goes on......wouldn't it be great to bring yoga into ALL schools?