The Yoga Tools for Teachers workshop offers graduate credit to teach you skills to create a classroom of creative, inspired, positive, disciplined and HAPPY students (and get support for yourself, as well!).

Teachers with no experience in yoga learn 40 yoga skills that can be used in just 5 to 10 minute segments during the school day to respond to feelings and attention that make learning difficult. They are designed to be able to do while children are in their seats or next to their desks. Skills support children to energize and prepare for the day, support them to get back on track when attention is low or when they return from recess and focusing skills to help with testing and test anxiety.

Spring and Summer Workshops offered in Middleton (Madison), Green Bay, Appleton, Milwaukee and La Crosse

SPRING WORKSHOPS
Green Bay - February 27 & 28 and March 13 & 14
Milwaukee - March 20 & 21 and April 3 & 4
Appleton - April 24 & 25 and May 8 & 9

SUMMER WORKSHOPS
Green Bay - June 15th - 18th, 2009
La Crosse - July 6th - 9th, 2009
Appleton - July 20th - 23rd
Middleton/Cross Plains Area School District - August 5, 6 & 7, 2009
Milwaukee - August 10th - 13th

For registration information, see Viterbo University’s web site:
For Fox River Valley Trainings:
http://www.viterbo.edu/medwis.aspx?id=5480
For Milwaukee Area Trainings:
http://www.viterbo.edu/medwis.aspx?id=5474
For LaCrosse Area Trainings:
http://www.viterbo.edu/medwis.aspx?id=5490

For YCC’s web site, go to http://www.ycc-inc.org

Lead your students in exercises that build skills to calm, focus and enhance their learning. YTFT teaches health and learning skills. Whole body, kinesthetic health and learning improve academic performance and encourage positive behavior through fun and meaningful skill building lessons.

Accumulated evidence suggests the practice of yoga in the classroom may serve students as an effective technology for eliciting the energy, affect, attention, receptivity and patience which are essential to extraordinary academic achievement.” Gessner Geyer, M.A., Ed.M., Harvard University, (HGSAS, HGSE) Founder & Director, Brainergy, Inc.

Testimonials for Yoga Tools for Teachers

Yoga Tools for Teachers provides a number of great movement experiences to build balance, strength, coordination and calming in my students. Jonathan is very knowledgeable, passionate and a great teacher! He makes the subject matter fun and accessible.Dane County Elementary Teacher

We need to prioritize our time so we take care of ourselves; we need something other than the quick fixes. In our society, we value accomplishing learning at the expense of our health and well-being. When we take care of ourselves, we actually can do better. If I live rushed I get rushed and less than desired results. If I slow down, I do things better.
Dane County Elementary Teacher

After taking Jonathan’s yoga training classes, I was able to implement his strategies and techniques in my summer camp and see that they really do work. The kids loved yoga. I was able to use the breathing and yoga positions to help the children calm themselves and transition to the other activities. Jonathan demonstrated kid-friendly lingo to work with the children and help me learn yoga and understand the way in which it helps their mind, body and spirit. The training sessions were incredibly helpful. - Hannah, Summer Camp and After School Counselor