Yoga & Mindfulness Wellness Guide, 2024-2025

Created by the Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Preparation Program (YMTP²)

The Yoga & Mindfulness Wellness Guide, created by the Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Preparation Program (YMTP²) is a tool that you can use to help ensure that yoga and mindfulness are an active and authentic part of your school community. Meaningful integration of yoga and mindfulness into your day has the ability to transform the school experience in a vast array of positive ways. These outcomes can impact students, staff and families alike.

April
Perseverance

Perseverance marks a student’s ability to keep going despite the many challenges that often present themselves. This inner source of strength supports students as they navigate the many obstacles that can inhibit them from leading a healthy, happy, and productive life.

The mindful breath practice
Lion’s Breath invites students engage in a practice that holds space for and celebrates inner strength and courage. The symbol of the lion is representative of the courage, strength, and the bravery it takes to keep going. The accompanying yoga posture, Chair Pose, is a practice with the capacity to welcome and embrace a challenge and tune into your body and breath. Chair Pose provides the opportunity for students to cope with challenge and celebrate their strength and resilience.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th..

–Julie Andrews