Teaching yoga for life : preparing children and teens for healthy, balanced living /
Nanette Tummers.
- xxxi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189).
Why Our Students Need Yoga -- Whole-Child Learning -- Benefits of Yoga for School-Aged Children -- Summary -- Yoga for Healthy, Balanced Living -- Defining Yoga -- Eight Branches for a Meaningful, Purposeful Life -- Summary -- Teaching Effective Yoga Classes -- Components of the Yoga Class -- Teaching Techniques for Yoga -- Constructing Creative Yoga Experiences -- Summary -- Scientific and Movement -- Principles of Yoga -- Anatomy and Physiology of Breath -- Anatomy and Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System -- Science of Flexibility -- Building a Healthy and Strong Spine -- Teaching Yoga Poses -- Summary -- Yoga Lesson and Unit Plans -- Yoga Lesson Plan -- Sample Lesson Plans -- Indoor Recess Yoga -- Yoga Unit Plan -- Yoga Lesson and Unit Plans for Special Groups -- Summary -- Breathing and Relaxation Exercises Transitions Into Yoga Practice -- Beginning the Yoga Class-Breathing Exercises -- The Gift of Relaxation Summary -- Warm-Up, Active, and Cool-Down Poses -- Warm Up and Wake Up -- Standing Poses -- Moving Yoga -- Balancing Poses -- Active Floor Poses -- Cool-Down Poses Summary -- Infusing Themes Into Yoga Classes -- Yoga Games -- Yoga Stations -- Self-Image and Yoga -- Healthy Lifestyle and Yoga -- Interpersonal Relationships and Yoga -- Creative Problem Solving and Yoga -- Global Awareness and Yoga -- Academic Areas and Yoga. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Part 1. Part 2. 7. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. 8.
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Hatha yoga for children--Study and teaching Hatha yoga for teenagers--Study and teaching