Yoga In My School

The Yoga In My School podcast interviews Incia Palmieri, founder of Once Upon a Mat. We discuss embracing life's journey with grace, tools to promote mindfulness in children, the amazing Calm Me Box, and ways mindfulness can help families navigate the CoVid-19 world.

Highlights:
1:14 Welcome to Incia
6:24 Impact of yoga in the classroom
9:44 Once Upon a Mat
11:02 the Calm Me Box, the idea and reality
13:00 The Rainbow Box (April Showers)
16:43 How mindfulness can help families
20:50 Yoga and mindfulness at home
21:18 The gift of togetherness

Connect with Incia Palmieri
https://www.instagram.com/onceuponamat/
https://www.facebook.com/OnceUponaMat/

Find Donna Freeman on Patreon
https://patreon.com/donnafreeman

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In this episode of the Yoga In My School podcast host Donna Freeman connects with Dr. Frank Sileo, psychologist and author. We discuss the power of loving kindness meditation, how to make it your own and use it during this particularly challenging time, tools for parents to navigate CoVid-19, and the beauty and power of learning to pause.

Highlights:
2:00 Intro Dr Frank Sileo
4:35 Frank Sileo psychologist and author
7:45 Bentley Bee series and new release Bee Heartful
9:39 Loving Kindness Meditation
12:40 ways to personalize and use mantra meditation
15:52 Loving Kindness during CoVid-19 crisis
17:44 dealing w difficult people, bullying
22:38 power of vulnerability and sharing your experience
24:09 tools for parents in this new normal
31:37 Grieving the disappointments 
33:45 A World of Pausabilities

Connect with Dr Frank Sileo
http://drfranksileo.com/index.html

Find Donna Freeman on Patreon
https://patreon.com/donnafreeman

CONNECT with Yoga In My School
Web https://yogainmyschool.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yogainmyschool.podcast/
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Twitter https://twitter.com/DonnaKFreeman
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.ca/yogainmyschool/

This special episode of the Yoga In My School podcast explores how kids yoga leaders and businesses are managing during CoVid-19. Joining host Donna Freeman are guests Lani Rosen-Gallagher (Full of Joy Yoga), Shari Villez-Blatt (Karma Kids Yoga) and Mary Burton (Zensational Kids). They offer frank and personal experiences how they are supporting their communities, undergoing a steep technology learning curve, reaching out to schools, providing for staff, and handling the challenges.

1:20 Lani Rosen-Gallagher
4:14 Shari Vilchez-Blatt
7:58 concerns about workshops and staff
9:51 Mary Burton
13:45 Crash course on technology
17:45 Insurance question - see update below
19:20 Reaching out to schools
25:42 Where to find our guests & the good they are offering

Insurance update from Philadelphia Insurance
- online class are covered as long as they are not on social media, can be held via ZOOM  or company website with secure login. Waivers are required.

How to connect with our guests
Full of Joy https://fullofjoyoga.com/
Karma Kids Yoga https://www.karmakidsyoga.com/
Zensational Kids https://zensationalkids.com/

CONNECT with Yoga In My School
Web https://yogainmyschool.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yogainmyschool.podcast/
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Twitter https://twitter.com/DonnaKFreeman
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In this episode of the Yoga In My School podcast we delve into how best to support bereaved children. Our guest, UK based Sally Eccleston of Yoga with Sally, shares her expertise in childhood grief, our most important task to support bereaved children, and some yoga and mindfulness practices which help connect, heal and soothe.

Highlights:
2:16 Sally Eccleston, Educational Psychologist, Yoga with Sally
5:51 How grief/loss manifest in different age groups
10:33 Most important thing to do for bereaved children
16:41 Yoga and mindfulness to address grief and loss
19:05 Anchor Belly Breath practice
20:23 Asana / Yoga Poses for grief
25:00 Contraindications
28:40 Best practices to address childhood grief and loss
30:58 Resources: Winston's Wish https://www.winstonswish.org/

How to get in touch with Sally https://www.yogawithsally.co.uk/

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Web https://yogainmyschool.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yogainmyschool.podcast/
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Welcome to the Yoga In My School podcast. In this episode we delve into the world of performing and yogic arts with Anita Mcfarlane of Circus Yoga Kelowna. Anita has spent her life in the theatre, performing, coaching, writing. She shares how yoga, meditation, and breath work play a vital role in harnessing and honing an artist's ability.

Listen to the podcast or access the archives:  http://yogainmyschool.buzzsprout.com/

Highlights:
1:55 Anita Mcfarlane -  background
5:27 Yoga as a support for actors
7:10 What yoga and meditation can do for performers
8:55 A conduit for universal energy
12:38 Breath work for performance jitters and stage fright
15:00 Relaxes & energizes
16:50 Lion's Breath - benefits and variation
19:24 School drama teacher tips to bring yoga into class

Learn more about Anita and her work https://www.facebook.com/CircusYoga-K...

Welcome to the Yoga In My School podcast. In this episode we launch the new decade: welcome 2020. Founder and host Donna Freeman chats with Calgary based yoga therapist Kim McNeil about the concept of experiences versus acquisitions or doing vs having.

Listen to the YIMS podcast audio and access the archives  http://yogainmyschool.buzzsprout.com/

Highlights:
1:38 Kim McNeil background - yoga therapist, yoga for arthritis & chronic illnesses
4:57 Forbes article Dr Thomas GIlovich - https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbr...
5:48 cycling event - mountain biking in Squamish, BC
11:10 experiences vs material stuff
16:20 retail therapy
19:40 how to confront excuses for not doing
23:50 gift giving
26:04 bigger experiences, building anticipation
31:00 take advantage of the time you have
32:08 tips for switching from having to doing

Learn more about Kim and her work https://kimmcneilyoga.ca/
Previous interview with Kim: Yoga for Arthritis and Power of Movement https://www.buzzsprout.com/729494/epi...

Yoga In My School founder, Donna Freeman, chats with Jennifer Cohen Harper, founder of Little Flower Yoga, about Jen's new book Thank You Body, Thank You Heart. We discuss how to use body scans and gratitude to create calm and foster self compassion, as well as the importance of routines for kids and amazing tips to help kids go to bed/sleep.

Enjoy the video version here https://youtu.be/KscRYQztQFU

Highlights
1:26 Introduction of Jennifer Cohen Harper
3:04 Jen's background, Little Flower Yoga
7:26 Card Decks vs Book format
10:24 Challenges of writing a rhyming body scan
15:07 Body Scan
17:22 Intellectualizing and disembodiment
19:36 Gratitude practice w Body Scan
24:20 Importance of routines for kids
28:09 Tips to help kids go to bed/sleep

Thank You Body, Thank You Heart on Amazon https://amzn.to/2LOnI0W
Little Flower Yoga https://www.littlefloweryoga.com/