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Yoga & Mindfulness Tools for Children and Adolescents: Improve Emotional Regulation and Increase Attention

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Objectives

  1. Examine the relationship between brain, nervous system, and body, and articulate how yoga and mindfulness can aid in supporting effective integration and function.
  2. Integrate yoga and mindfulness practices into treatment to help clients regulate their emotions.
  3. Implement yoga and mindfulness into clinical practice to enhance clients’ self-awareness.
  4. Utilize mindfulness strategies in a strength based, supportive manner to assist in improving client’s ability to attend and focus.
  5. Evaluate mindfulness techniques that may help children become more emotionally regulated as well as reduce impulsivity and increase positive decision making skills.
  6. Articulate strategies that can be integrated into treatment to help improve resilience and mindfulness-based self-care among clients.

Copyright : 15/02/2017

Yoga & Mindfulness Based Tools for Children & Adolescents to Manage Anxiety & Navigate Stressful Situations

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Objectives

  1. Discover how increased embodiment and present moment awareness can support anxiety reduction and change children’s relationship to stress
  2. Implement simple practices that build children’s sense of personal power

Copyright : 12/01/2016

Breathwork Practices to Regulate Energy Level and Arousal in Children & Adolescents

Outline

  • The Breath-Nervous System Relationship
  • Practices to Calm and Ground
    • Heart and Belly Breathing
    • Langhana Breath
    • Alternate Nostril Breathing
  • Energizing Practices:
    • Balloon Breath
    • Ha Kriya
    • Breath of Joy
  • Considerations for Different Ages (2-4, 5-8, 8-12 years old)
  • Asthma, Allergies and Other Concerns

Objectives

  1. Describe the physiology of arousal and self-regulation.
  2. Demonstrate breath-based practices that can be used for self-regulation and to impact arousal levels.

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Objectives

  1. Describe the physiology of arousal and self-regulation.
  2. Demonstrate breath-based practices that can be used for self-regulation and to impact arousal levels.

Copyright : 12/01/2016

Yoga & Mindfulness Based Practices to Support Children & Adolescents with ADHD

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Objectives

  1. Articulate how the body and nervous system effect ADHD symptomology in children.
  2. Consider clinical implications of utilizing yoga and mindfulness practices to reduce ADHD symptoms in clients.

Copyright : 12/01/2016