Mindfulness and Yoga in Schools A Guide for Teachers and Practitioners

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Foreword ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xv

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Part I: A Model for Self-Regulation and Engagement

1: A Conceptual Model of Educating for Self-Regulation and Intentional,

Reflective Engagement 3

2: Dysregulation to Disorder: Development, Risks, and Outcomes Related to

a Lack of Self-Regulatory Skills—A Three-Tier Approach 25

3: The Mindful and Yogic Learner: 12 Embodied Practices for Schools 45

Part II: Mindfulness in Educating for Self-Regulation and Engagement

4: The Mindful Learner: The Role of Mindfulness in Educating for

Self-Regulation and Engagement 67

5: The Mindful Classroom: Creating Supports and Structure for Mindful Teaching

and Learning 83

6: Mindfulness On the Cushion: Formal Mindfulness Practices in Educating for

Self-Regulation and Engagement 99

7: Off the Cushion: Informal Mindful Practices 137

8: School-Based Mindfulness Protocols: Manualized and Structured Mindfulness

Programs for Schools 155

Part III: Yoga for Educating for Self-Regulation and Engagement

9: Yoga as Embodied Self-Regulation and Engagement: From Traditional Practices

to School 185

10: The Yoga Classroom: Creating Supports and Structure for Yoga-Based

Self-Regulation and Learning 211

1 1: On the Mat: Formal Yoga Practices for Self-Regulation and Engagement 231

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