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?