Section: Elementary (Children) | An Introduction to Mindfulness and School-Based Yoga Practices for School Communities

Section outline

- Select activity Introduction (13 minutes)
  
  Introduction (13 minutes) URL
  
  Students must
  
  Mark as done
- Select activity Exploring the Five Elements (22 minutes)
  
  Exploring the Five Elements (22 minutes) URL
  
  Students must
  
  Mark as done
  
  What are mindfulness and yoga?
  Introduction to the five elements and foundational activities.
  Share guidelines for participation.
- Select activity Connecting to My Body (22 minutes)
  
  Connecting to My Body (22 minutes) URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Create opportunities for children to notice sensation in their bodies in various poses.
  Review what yoga and mindfulness mean.
  Increase self-awareness in relation to physical sensations.
- Select activity My Breath and Me (22 minutes)
  
  My Breath and Me (22 minutes) URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Identify how changing the breath can impact feeling and experience.
- Select activity How Am I Doing? Part 1 (22 minutes)
  
  How Am I Doing? Part 1 (22 minutes) URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Introduction to the importance of self-compassion.
  Build on self-awareness practices.
- Select activity How Am I Doing? Part 2 (21 minutes)
  
  How Am I Doing? Part 2 (21 minutes) URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Increase awareness of thoughts and emotions.
  Build on self-compassion practices.
- Select activity How Does Grounding Feel? (23 minutes)
  
  How Does Grounding Feel? (23 minutes) URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Notice and name how grounding practices affect the body, mind, and emotions.
- Select activity How Do Power Poses Feel? (27 minutes)
  
  How Do Power Poses Feel? (27 minutes) URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Practice expansive movement and power poses.