Mindfulness and Yoga in Schools A Guide for Teachers and Practitioners

Index • 345

Downward Facing Dog, 236
dysregulated student, 26–29

Eagle Pose, 250–251
Eastern tradition, sense doors, 148–149
Easy Seated Cross-Legged Pose, 235
eating disorders, 37
economic democracy, 6
effective learner as central architect, 14–16
embodied learning, 212–215
yoga as, 212–215
embodied self-regulation, 54–57, 186, 187, 212
emotional feelings, 85
emotional regulation, physical pillars of, 274–275
Encinitas Union School District (EUSD), 187, 204–205
lawsuit, 159
ENGAGE section, 238–239
environmental factors domain of self-care, 333
equanimity, 57, 286–287
Establishment Clause of the First
Amendment, 204
EUSD, See Encinitas Union School District
exercise domain of self-care, 328
experiential activities, 167

feasibility, 156, 163
feeling awareness, 85
feeling-tones, 85, 103
fight-or-flight system, 215
flow meditation, 267
footsteps, breathing measures, 146
formal mindfulness practices, 87, 92
for all students
basic meditation practice, 107–109
body scan, 113–116
breath awareness, 109–113
calming mind jar, 116, 117
Loving-Kindness Meditation, 121–124
mindful eating, 118–119
seated meditation, 105–106
sensory sloth, 117
visualizations, 106–107
walking meditation, 119–121
meditation, 100–104
for older students, 124–125
Soften, Soothe, Allow Meditation, 130–131
space between, 128–130
formal school systems in United States, 6
Forward Fold, 237–238
foundational external limbs of yoga, 190–192
four immeasurables, 286–289
compassion, 288–289
equanimity, 286–287

joy, 288

loving-kindness, 288

Free Exercise clause, 204

generalizability, 161

generalized anxiety, 34

general self-care, 327

Get Ready to Learn program, 309

Girls Growing in Wellness and Balance: Yoga and

Life Skills to Empower (GGWB), 32, 307–308

Go Grounded program, 309

good breathing, qualities of, 192

gratitude, informal mindfulness practices,

141–142

grit, 48–49

grounding, 250

groups, 163

Growing Up Mindful: Essential Practices to Help

Children, Teens, and Families Find Balance,

Calm and Resilience (Willard), 99

GROW portion, 247

growth zone, 217, 218

guided visualization, 265–266

Half Moon Pose, 252

Half Pigeon Pose, 256

Half Plank Pose, 241

half smile, informal mindfulness practices, 141

Happy Baby Pose, 255

Hatha yoga, 197

Headstand, 309

heartfulness, 90

Himalayan Institute Yoga, 198

Holistic Life Foundation, 310

hot yoga, 198

human development process, 7

hydration, See nutrition

immobilization, 215

impermanence, 78–79

Indus Valley civilization, 193

ineffective learner, 28

qualities of, 29

informal mindfulness practices, 137–138

addressing struggles with distraction,

147–148

breath, 145, 146

as embodied expression of self, 138

gratitude, 141–142

half smile, 141

inquiry, 138–139

interconnectedness, 150

investigating with kindness, 140