Yoga and Mindfulness in the Schools

Calm Body ~ Quiet Mind ~ Open Heart
Building Courage, Gaining Confidence, Choosing Calm

Our mission is to bring yoga, mindfulness, and trauma informed practices to schools in Taos County to create a safe, supportive, sacred space for students to breathe and believe in a better brighter tomorrow.

Skills we share:

• Attention: focus, concentration, and relaxation
• Self-Regulation: stress management and window of tolerance
• Self- Awareness: thoughts, feelings, beliefs, boundaries, behavior
• Self-Management: Impulse and choice and decisions
• Somatic intelligence: sensing, observing, and knowing
• Emotional intelligence: feeling, reflecting and responding
• Social intelligence: listening and respecting, self and other
• Self-love: compassion, curiosity, and forgiveness
• Resilience: courage, confidence, and creativity
• Brilliance: passion, play, and power

There are several pathways for bringing yoga and mindfulness into the school. One is as a guest speaker during the advisory period, 20-30 minutes of mindfulness once a week for 4 weeks, to introduce concepts of mindfulness to the students. Second is as a guest speaker in the phys-ed classes, bringing 30-40 minutes of breathing and stretching exercises to the students once a week for 4 weeks. Third is as a guest speaker in the health class, bringing mental wellness discussions to the students for 40-60 minutes once a week for 4 weeks. If the school is more committed to bringing yoga and mindfulness tools to their students, the following 16- week curriculum is available.