Yoga in Schools

If you would like to enhance the concentration and inner balance of students in your school, there are 2 ways in which the Sensitive Kids’ Yoga programme can help.

  1. Teaching in your school.
 

Primary School classes.

  • General classes. All age from prep –  grade 6.  Class length can be arranged around the school day.  Recommended length prep 30 minutes.   Grade 1 – 4 , 45 minutes.  Grade 5 and 6, 60 minutes.        
  • Yoga for kids with ADHD and ASD. Specialist classes for kids with special education needs.  Classes are 45 minutes.  Class maximum size = 8.
  • Yoga for staff. Classes that specialise in yoga for stress and anxiety.

A combination of general and specialist classes can be taught.  Minimum teaching = 3 hours.

High School.

  • Yoga for kids with ADHD and ASD. Specialist classes for students with special education needs.  Classes are 45 minutes.  Class maximum size = 8.   
  • Well-being classes for high school. Classes combine yoga poses that enhance strength,  flexibility and relaxation with meditation and breathwork that enhance inner balance and a sense of control.    
  • Yoga for staff. Classes that specialise in yoga for stress and anxiety.

A combination of general and specialist classes can be taught.  Minimum teaching = 3 hours.

 

  1. Professional Development.

     

Yoga works!    Probably you know this already, because you’ve tried it and felt its benefits.   Probably there are several teachers on your staff who also love yoga and want to share this love with their classes.  Maybe one or two of them also happen to be trained yoga teachers.  

They love their yoga, but don’t know how to teach it in a fun and engaging way.   

Yogini Yoga offers professional development packages, including:

  • How to teach yoga to a large class, keeping the students peaceful and focussed.
  • How to introduce breathing techniques which increase relaxation and concentration.
  • How to introduce meditation techniques for relaxation and self-esteem.
  • How to work with students with ADHD and ASD.

Reviews

The Yogini sensory Yoga practice that Noush has implemented with the students at BIS has a beautiful and powerful connecting impact. The combination of traditional yoga with this process of concrete awareness practice of the “self” and “other”, leads to a shared sense of connection. It is an embodied social and emotional learning. I would recommend every parent experiences this process with their child as it will undoubtedly change your interaction for the better and grow your connection.  This is such a powerful opportunity for all parents and children to experience. Having watched the beautiful embodied practice that Noush takes the children through, I can see how powerfully it will bring parents and children together.
Jen Haynes
PrincipAL, Brisbane Independent School
We attended family yoga over the Christmas holidays on three occasions, my family included my 68 year old mother, myself, my 11 year old son and 13 year old daughter. Noush has such a lovely connection with all her students, the class introduced my children to concepts of mindfulness, mind body connection and awareness as well as a range of carefully selected yoga poses that were both challenging and fun. This class is a wonderful way to introduce children to yoga practice and is skillfully adjusted to meet the needs of its attendees. We all left calm, relaxed and will certainly return. Thank you.
A.
Mother of sensitive teenagers.
We had a lot of fun together and enjoyed the partner work… My daughter has a poor attention span, but she kept in it pretty well. Two thumbs up from my daughter. She really enjoyed it. I think she got into the chanting at the end, and it was really interesting for her.
H. T.
Mother of ASD 9 year old child.
My highly sensitive daughter and I attended a yoga event with Noush as I was concerned about her sedentary lifestyle choices. She enjoyed the session immensely and as a result of the experience since has chosen more physical activity as she knows this is an effective calming strategy that can also work for her.
C. Barnaby
Father of 12 year old
Loved this. It was needed after a moment of family challenge and growth last night! Oliver had a great time. His favourite pose is the Tree.
E.P.
Mother of sensitive 6 year old
What a wonderful class, thank you Noush. My kids and I got so much from class. I even overheard my kids reenact the whole class later in the day. Clearly had a very positive impact on them (and me). Look forward to doing it again some time.
A.M.
Mother of highly sensitive children, 9 and 5.
It was AWESOME!
P. O. H.
Highly sensitive 13 year old.
Yoga helps open the mind and keeps you healthy. It really helped me become more calm and healthy with a challenge. I think it’s great for the body and for mental health.
Harry
Student of 3 years

Noush Baxter

My Profile

I am a registered school teacher, and a registered children’s yoga teacher.

As a school teacher since 1992, I have regularly worked with kids with ADHD. I have seen the challenges that kids with extreme sensitivity face.

As a yoga teacher I have been teaching adults since 2006 and with children since 2010. I’m registered with Yoga Australia as an Intermediate Level teacher. My training includes 320 hours with My Health Yoga, 520 hours with Yoga Physio and 10 hours with Radiant Child Yoga Program. I recently trained in yoga therapy for Children with special needs. My yoga teaching won a Business Achiever Award in Fitness and Sports in 2011.

I started teaching yoga to children when my daughter was attending Chapel Hill Kindergarten in 2010. When she moved to Brisbane Independent School I started to teach yoga to the children there. I’ve worked with children from prep to grade 7 ever since. At this school I have regularly worked with students with ADHD and ASD. I have also seen the challenges that highly sensitive children experience.

My work at BIS has shown me that the more sensitive a child is, the more they benefit from yoga and meditation. I have discovered that although sensitivity can be a challenge for the child, it can also be a blessing when given gentle and confident guidance. In my 8 years at BIS I have observed how students with sensitivity issues, whether ADHD, ASD or HSP can use embodied practise to move into profound levels of peace, self-awareness and self-connection that far exceed those without sensitivity issues.

Contact Noush

0416 328 317

Email noush@yogini.net.au