Our lower grade program teaches social emotional skills by incorporating yoga poses and a mindfulness lesson into an interactive story told by the instructor. By connecting to the world around them, students learn to move through space, and understand the deeper impact of their actions with respect to themselves and others. The benefits of the strengthening and flexibility portions of yoga contribute to better digestion and gastrointestinal health, better sleep patterns, a strengthening of the muscular and skeletal systems and more.
The four-hour day for students begins with a “Fresh Start” which is designed for community and team building, along with helping students approach the day with a mindful focus and the right frame of mind as they begin learning new math strategies. Mindfulness activities are practiced daily. Weekly, time is set aside for extended mindfulness lessons focusing on stress reduction, PBIS and the effects of self-esteem mindset shifts.