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We offer currently 4 different DVD's and age groups for school teachers to integrate Yoga-based fitness and health education into classrooms:
1) Ages 6-12 - Playful Planet Storyland Yoga DVD
2010 Parent's Choice Award-winner, Storyland Yoga, is a playful kid’s yoga DVD that engages children’s imaginations through storytelling. Certified Children’s Yoga Instructor Ahmed Fahmy takes little yogis on two fun-filled adventures, Save the Whale and Condor Trek, in which they learn yoga poses by imitating animals and gain interest in the planet by helping endangered species.
A wonderful way for families to enjoy “organic” time together, the video connects kids and nature while providing them with the benefits of yoga: health, clarity, and calmness. Get ready to play – the planet-friendly way! http://playfulplanet.com/
2) Ages 3-7 produced by Yoga Playground
Leah Kalish, MA, is founder of Yoga Playgrounds and a recognized expert and national speaker / trainer for health and empowerment through yoga and creative play. She produced the classroom play-along DVD Pizza Party and as former Program Director of Yoga Ed., she co-created all Yoga Ed. curriculums, trainings and products. She co-authored the Yoga Pretzel and Planet Decks for Barefoot Books and the Yoga Kit for Kids for Imaginazium, and is the featured instructor in Gaiam’s Yoga Fitness for Kids videos. www.yogaplayground.com
Lisa Detamore B.S. Speech Pathology Audiology -West Virginia University. Lisa began her Yoga training at Yoga on High in Columbus, Ohio and was a member of the first Yoga Ed graduating class. One of her first assignments was teaching children and she never looked back. For the past 7 years she has taught Yoga to children at the Samuel Goldwyn Day Care Center and at the St. James Daycare Center. Lisa is the mother of 3 boys and lives in Santa Monica, CA.
3) Ages 12 & up - produced by Shanti Generation
Abby Wills, MA, ERYT serves as Program Director for Shanti Generation, an organization she co-founded to bring the transformational practice of yoga to youth and school communities. She is on faculty at New Roads Middle School and The Walther School. Abby shares her twelve years of experience teaching youth in the Shanti Generation Facilitator's Training. The curriculum of the training is also informed by graduate studies in Human Development at Pacific Oaks College. Most recently, Abby collaborated with WSR Creative to produce an innovative DVD program called Yoga Skills for Youth Peacemakers. www.shantigeneration.com
4) Ages 6-12 - Yoga-Recess™ DVD(available Fall 2010)
Jules Hogan is founder of Updog DownDog Yoga with many years experience teaching children of all ages a playful version of yoga-based exercise. Yoga-Recess was filmed in an actual elementary classroom without much room setup (only chairs and tables were moved slightly). The children did not have any prior yoga experience and filming was very spontaniously to ensure a "normal" classroom environment. Yoga-Recess is a great tool for any school teacher to incorporate yoga-based fitness and health education into classrooms. www.updogdowndogyoga.com.
