Can Yoga Help Kids Learn?
Excerpted from article by Karen Macklin
Everyone knows that yoga’s a great way for kids to get exercise and stay limber. But can it also be useful in teaching young people discipline, respect, and stress-management? Can it even transform an entire school environment? Thanks to San Francisco yogi Katherine Priore, we are about to find out.
A yoga teacher and former inner city school teacher, Katherine is a graduate of the program at Yoga Ed., which develops educational curriculum for teaching yoga to kids. Recently, she started her own nonprofit organization called Headstand, which assists schools in implementing Yoga Ed. curriculum. In September, the Headstand program starts its first program at KIPP Summit Academy, a middle school in San Lorenzo.
And from the Headstand.org website.
Welcome to Headstand!
by founder Katherine Priore, MA
This is an exciting time in the evolution of K-12 schools and we’re thrilled to be a part of the change. Headstand is committed to integrating mind-body techniques and classroom tools that work for students and teachers. When students and teachers are clear and balanced, teaching is more effective and students become more learning-ready
One goal we have at Headstand is to help everyone involved at the school level to reach individual and community goals. We believe in taking a deep breath to increase the oxygen in our brains, imagining our best performance before a big game, or affirming our commitment to excellence before testing! When stress levels are low, we know performance is up.
Headstand
Katherine Priore, Executive Director
114 Sansome Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 571-6052
katherine@headstand.org
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