Health and Wellbeing – making headway on schools’ agendas!

But some with an unfortunate misconception of Mindfulness…

Last week I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the Plymouth University Primary Partnership Health and Wellbeing Conference, on the subject of yoga and mindfulness in schools. The fact that such conferences are being held now is fantastic, as it means that health and wellbeing in the education system is being given the importance that it so desperately needs.

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The pros and cons of kids yoga on the screen

Isn’t it better to go to a class and have a real teacher?!

The amount of yoga online now is huge – with the number of online yoga websites rapidly growing and the enormous popularity of YouTube. But is this a good thing and what does it mean for us as yoga students, and moreover for children?

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Personalise P.E. more

Keep girls active and teachers interested!

It’s becoming more and more apparent that girls start to loose interest in sport and PE lessons in their early teenage years – and with puberty kicking in ever earlier, even primary schools are finding girls hard to engage in PE.

Yet, just by offering girls an alternative activity like yoga – that is fun, engaging, focussing and doesn’t involve going outside in the cold, or necessarily getting hot and sweaty, (and dare I say it, fashionable!) helps to ensure that they maintain physical exercise, in a way that they want to do it.

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Yoga and Mindfulness – coming soon to a classroom near you!

It’s proven – being mindful, which is being fully present, enables our brain to function optimally! Our executive functioning is enhanced, allowing us to think rationally, be aware of rising emotions and self-regulate our behaviour accordingly – in essence, we think more clearly, make better decisions, listen to people properly and are able to keep calm in potentially stressful situations… and what is one of THE BEST ways to learn and practise mindfulness? You guessed it – yoga!

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