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Anyone for Yoga?

Part of the series Inspirations

Dianne Elithorn at Lowercroft Primary is mad about yoga and, since qualifying to teach it to children, has introduced it throughout the school.

Diane believes that the non-competitive exercise can help to improve both the physical health and mental wellbeing of children which can help with learning.

Dianne works with Janine Hurley from YoYogis who teaches yoga through storytelling for younger children. They weave a story together using traditional yoga poses based on animals to ignite the pupils' imaginations.

Both Diane and Janine believe that yoga fits all the criteria of the healthy schools and the every child matters initiatives as it works on so many different levels, and Lowercroft fully embraces it.

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yogaexpert on 18 September 2009

It's great to see so many schools introducing the benefits f yoga into the school day. For more information of the benef ...
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Duration: 15:00 minutes
Published: 21 April 2008
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Next showing on TV: 12:40 11 August 2010

Featured in

Inspirations

Series

Whole School:

Every Child Matters | Healthy Living | Whole School

Stages:

KS1 | KS2 | Primary

Subjects:

Fitness & health | Physical Education

Roles:

Teacher

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Useful websites

Every Child Matters: aims and outcomes

A new approach to the wellbeing of children and young people from birth to age 19

Healthy Schools

Information on the long term initiative that helps young people and their schools to be healthy

YogaBuds: Teacher training

Information on the BTEC Advanced Diploma for Teaching Yoga to Children

Yoga for Schools

Providing information and ideas about the best way to encourage the inclusion of yoga

YoYogis

The website of Janine Hurley, contributor to the programme Inspirations - Anyone for Yoga?

The British Wheel of Yoga

The governing body for yoga in Great Britain

Comments

- yogaexpert
  
  Yoga fun
  
  18 September 2009 - 10:59
  It's great to see so many schools introducing the benefits f yoga into the school day. For more information of the benefits of yoga for children and some free yoga tips please visit www.yoga-team.co.uk
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- lkjhgfds1234543
  
  good
  
  6 October 2008 - 16:55
  lol lol means laugh out load
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- jlgy
  
  Me!!!
  
  13 May 2008 - 19:38
  Hello.
  
  I have not seen the video yet, but I can tell you that I have been introducing it in my classes and it works, in particular meditation.
  
  We do some yoga exercises once a week and meditation at the beginning of every class. Only five minutes, that's enough.
  
  Cheers!
  
  Jose
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- shamstheteacher
  (Associate)
  
  Re : wow, that's excellent. Which
  
  3 October 2008 - 20:33
  wow, that's excellent. Which school is that? I teach mindfulness meditation to adults, and am looking for a chance to teach a group of teachers that are keen to learn.
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- celinec
  
  Yoga
  
  23 May 2008 - 20:34
  Found the video really informative and will be suggesting introducing it in school.
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