Feb 1, 2018 | Benefits of Yoga for Kids, Family, What's on My Mind Today..., Yoga and Parenting
In 2013, the parents of two students at a school in Encinitas, California filed a lawsuit against the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) claiming that yoga is a religious practice that should not be taught in public schools. The parents were concerned that a...
Aug 15, 2014 | Benefits of Yoga for Kids, ChildLight News & Events, Family, Kids Yoga Teacher Tips, Kids Yoga: In the News, Yoga and Parenting, Yoga for Schools & Classrooms, Yoga for Teens, Yoga Games
Mindfulness, the practice of developing focused awareness of the present moment without any judgement, has been shown to provide a number of postive benefits to children including improved focus, resilience, and prosocial behavior. Summer’s remaining days...
Aug 1, 2014 | Benefits of Yoga for Kids, Kids Yoga: In the News, Yoga for Schools & Classrooms
Christopher Theodore, a physical education teacher and certified ChildLight Yoga instructor, has been teaching yoga to children in Philadelphia public schools for the past 14 years. Recently, he was awarded both the Teacher of the Year and Trailblazer award for the...
Jan 7, 2014 | ChildLight News & Events, What's on My Mind Today..., Yoga for Schools & Classrooms
Lisa Flynn will be co-presenting the Yoga 4 Classrooms study at the Bridging the Hearts & Minds of Youth Conference on February 7-9, 2014 at the Paradise Point Resort & Spa. In addition to keynotes by Sharon Salzberg, Congressman Tim Ryan, neuropsychiatrist...
Jul 22, 2013 | Benefits of Yoga for Kids, ChildLight News & Events, Kids Yoga: In the News, Yoga for Schools & Classrooms
As more and more news circle around accumulating research findings on the efficacy of yoga, it is exciting to see the greater emphasis on yoga for children, especially in school settings. Being at the heart of the movement to bring more yoga to school aged kids,...
