Chair Yoga Training for Educators and Clinicians
Sat, Apr 10
|Online
Get Kids Moving and Ready to Learn! How can you bring the essential benefits of movement to students while practicing social distancing, learning virtually, or when your school simply doesn’t have enough space?


When
Apr 10, 2021, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Online
Details
How can you bring the essential benefits of movement to students while practicing social distancing, learning virtually, or when your school simply doesn’t have enough space?
Chair yoga makes it possible and provides a timely break from screens for students to move their bodies, release stress, and stay engaged and ready to learn.
In this experiential online course, The School Yoga Project Director Mayuri Gonzalez teaches simple and effective chair-based practices you can immediately bring to students, incorporating movement, breathing, mindfulness, and relaxation. This course includes a wealth of take-away resources to support your learning and implementation, plus bonus tools to deepen your personal practice and well-being during these trying times.
Why Chair Yoga?
Children today sit still for developmentally inappropriate periods. This is only being intensified with virtual and hybrid learning. Many schools are increasing rigor and standardized tests while decreasing time for physical education and movement breaks. Additionally,…