Mindfulness and Yoga in Schools A Guide for Teachers and Practitioners

Index • 349

Sun B, See Sun Salutations B
Sun Salutations A (Sun A), 238–239
Sun Salutations B (Sun B), 238–239
Supportive Relationships scale, 336
Supportive Structure scale, 336
sustainability, 56–57
Svadhyaya, 55, 191
Swami Satchidananda, 195
Swami Vivekananda, 194
Syntegist, 10
systematic relaxation, 192, 264

Table Poses, 237
table with extension, 237
tapas, 191
teacher-rated outcomes, 301
teaching poses, tips for, 233–234
think-aloud, 147
thought river meditation, 267
three-tier model, 29–33
top-down approach, 273
traditional forms of yoga, 196–197
traditional journaling, 150
traditional yoga, goals of, 187, 188
trait mindfulness, 70
transcendentalism, 72
Transcendental Meditation (TM), 76, 102
trauma, 216–219
Tree Pose, 253
Triangle Pose, 253–254

uncanny, 186, 187
United States
education in, 6–7
education system, 6
formal school systems in, 6
public education in, 7
unmyelinated primitive vagus system, 215
Upanishads, 193
Upward Facing Dog Pose, 241–242
upward spiral, 272

vagus nerve, 215
Vedas, 193
victory breathing, 261
Vigorous Poses, 243–244
Viniyoga, 200
Vinyasa yoga, 200
violence, 36
VISTA, See Volunteers in Service to America
visualizations, 106–107
types of, 146
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), 10

Vygotskian scaffolding, 74

Vygotskian theory, 4

Vygotsky, Lev, 91

walking meditation, 119–121

wandering nerve, 215

Warrior I Pose, 242–243

Warrior II Pose, 243

Warrior III pose, 244

The Way of Mindful Education: Cultivating Well-

Being in Teachers and Students, 61, 132

what went well (WWW), 151

Wheel Pose, 246–247

whole body breathing, 261

Whole School, Whole Community, and Whole

Child (WSCC) model, 26

Wide-Legged Forward Fold Pose, 254

wisdom of mindfulness, 77–78

wise mind, 168

The Worry Tree, 265

WWW, See what went well

yamas, 190

Yoga Alliance, 62, 205

yoga asanas, 189

yoga-based program, 77

yoga breaks, 289

Yoga Calm, 314

Yoga Child, 314

yoga classroom

developmental issues, 221

embodied learning, 212–215

neurological integration, 213–214

reflective engagement and restorative states,

access to, 214–215

stress and trauma, 216–219

yoga program, 223–228

yoga sessions, 219–220

yoga culture, integration of, 203

YOGA ed., 314

Yoga Enriching Schools, 314

Yoga for Children (Flynn), 185

Yoga for Children With Autism and Special Needs

(Goldberg), 228

YOGA for Youth, 315

Yoga Foster, 314

Yoga 4 Classrooms program, 304–305

Yoga Freeze, 290

yoga games, 290

Yoga in My School, 315

yoga intervention, 159

YogaKids International, 315

Yoga nidra, 102, 200