Mindfulness and Yoga in Schools A Guide for Teachers and Practitioners

254 • PART III: YogA foR EduCATIng foR SElf-REgulATIon And EngAgEmEnT

wide-legged forward fold Pose

Wide-Legged Forward Fold is considered a calming pose (Flynn, 2013). To modify, students
can use blocks to help them reach the floor more easily.

Photograph by Madison Weber; model Kayla Tiedemann.
Source: Flynn, 2013; Neiman, 2015; Walsh, 2008)

PoSE 11.25 wIdE-lEggEd foRwARd fold PoSE

Pose Wide-Legged Forward Fold

Instruct Step or hop your feet wide apart.

Place your hands on your hips, soften

your knees, and fold at the hips. Place

your hands on the floor, draw your

naval toward your spine, and hang

your head heavy and allow yourself to

lean forward, making sure your heels

stay connected to the floor.

Anchor

Point

The feet and belly. The breath is

always an anchor point.

Breath

Work

Allow your breath to be smooth, even,

and natural.

PoSE 11.24 TRIAnglE PoSE

Pose Triangle

Instruct From Warrior II (left side), reach forward

with your left hand to elongate your

spine. Bending sideways, press your feet

into your mat, soften your knees slightly,

and use your core muscles to stack your

lungs on top of each other. Reach your

left hand down to a block and reach your

right hand up to the ceiling. Keeping

your chin neutral, look up to your lifted

hand.

Anchor Point Your feet and core. The focal point is to

the lifted hand.

Breath Work Breath should be deep, intentional, and

steady,

Photograph by Madison Weber; model Kayla Tiedemann.
Source: Flynn, 2013; Gillen & Gillen, 2007; Harper, 2013; Herrington, 2012; Neiman, 2015; Walsh, 2008.