Rosemary Todd Clough
Ten Ways to Support Children through Yoga
and Creative Movement
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Category: Health and Happiness When: Saturday, February 20, 2010 Time: 7:15 – 8:15 AM |
Discover a playful, innovative approach to move yoga for kids off the mat! Creative Kids Yoga® combines new and time-honored yoga and movement concepts for children to create unlimited possibilities. Yoga and movement help children to balance the stresses of our busy world.
Imagine a more joyful classroom, a healthier child care environment, a peaceful and creative home life. With Creative Kids Yoga® you will build your confidence in teaching life skills to children to promote their overall health, peace, body awareness and self-expression. Meet children where they are developmentally, while honoring their individual creativity. Enhance your current teaching or parenting skills with alternative approaches.
Topics include:
- Breathing Techniques for calming stress, gaining clarity,
concentration and focus; - Inspiring confidence in children;
- Understanding anatomy and the importance of body awareness;
- Using Yoga Dots® to support creativity, yoga, and creative dance;
- Teaching developmentally appropriate yoga postures and movement concepts;
- Empowering children to problem solve;
- Learning about Brain Development by using the body as a learning tool;
- Teaching conflict resolution skills;
- Understanding and nourishing the value of play;
- Minimizing computer and television use through play, nature and other hands-on activities.
Speaker Bio: Rosemary Todd Clough, RYT500, IAYT, PRYT, SE Level 2: Rosemary brings body wisdom to her students – those who are young and those with life experience – enriching their lives in a positive and refreshing way! She is passionate about her work, and shares her knowledge of brain development, yoga, self-expression, play, and integrated movement through Creative Kids Yoga®, her dynamic teacher training program. Read full bio »
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