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YOGA ED. ™ PHILOSOPHY

Yoga Ed. ™ believes that physical, mental and emotional health and well being are directly correlated with enjoying successful relationships and a fulfilling life. Therefore, we are committed to modeling and teaching yoga-based exercises and techniques that develop what the medical profession has determined are the two key contributors to lifetime health and wellness: self-awareness and self-management. When students and teachers are taught to regularly address the conditions of their mind-body states and know how to implement specific tools to support their health and well-being, they are empowered to create a harmonious inner and outer environment which has been shown to improve focus, concentration, creativity, responsible behavior and academic achievement.

WHY USE YOGA IN EDUCATION?

In his presentation, Yoga, Breath and Brain, at the Learning and the Brain Conference, 2003, Gessner Geyer, M.A., Ed. M. Harvard University, founder and CEO of Brainergy, Inc., described yoga as the “ultimate mind-body tool for psychological growth and personal development.” He explained the physiological impact of doing yoga on every organ of the body and summed up his research with the following three points:
1. Yoga practice is an effective means of teaching children how to “strengthen and nourish the integrity of their central nervous systems.”
2. Yoga practice is especially helpful in fostering some of the “habits of mind” that help develop students as “optimal learners.”
3. Yoga Ed.™ is, in my opinion, simply the best, most extensive, and most thoughtfully infused Yoga curriculum that exists in education today.

Yoga Ed.™ Yoga Tools practiced in the classroom offer both teachers and students a way to take responsibility for their mind-body states. Thus, yoga education translates into self-awareness and participation in using tools to regularly refresh and reconnect to center in order to be calm, focused, creative, caring and productive.

Yoga For Special Needs

Many people in need of healing are increasingly seeking out yoga as a tool for recovery and well being. Many fields are beginning to recognize the benefits of yoga. Yoga is being used in therapeutic settings, educational settings, and medical settings as a way to bring balance and health to the body and mind. Yoga can benefit people with many special needs:

• Physical Pain or Limitations
• Mental Illness
• Addiction
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Autism

Offering yoga to people with a diversity of backgrounds and needs is at the heart of the mission of Love Yoga Live. If you or someone you know has a special need and would like to begin a yoga practice please contact Jozie to discuss options. Also please use the following pages as reference to more information regarding yoga and special needs.

http://life.gaiam.com/article/butterfly-stretch-autistic-boy-finds-comfort-calm-yoga
http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/679
http://yogawarriors.com/