Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: "I Just Breathe": Stories of School Yoga Janet D. Johnson Andrea M. Hyde 1
Chapter 1 Qualitative Research and School Yoga Andrea M. Hyde Janet D. Johnson 9
Chapter 2 The World Is Made Up of Stories Janet D. Johnson Andrea M. Hyde 25
Section I Yogis on School Staff
Chapter 3 One School, Calm and Alert Helene McGlauflin 39
Chapter 4 S.T.O.P. and Relax: A Yoga Curriculum for Students with Autism Debra A. Krodman-Collins 53
Chapter 5 Achieving and Breathing: the Yoga Journey of a Public School Teacher Lindsay Meeker 67
Section II National Programs
Chapter 6 Empowering Schools from the Inside: Training Leaders for Sustainable Yoga Lisa Flynn 85
Chapter 7 SEL, Yoga, and Mindfulness; Developing Teacher Competencies Carla Tantillo Philibert Peggy C. Collings 99
Chapter 8 Creating a Nonviolent World: The CALMING KIDS Story Dee Marie 113
Section III Working with Marginalized Populations
Chapter 9 Sharing the Practices with Urban Elementary Students Michelle Brook 127
Chapter 10 Yoga for Health and Physical Education (and More) Joanne Spence 143
Chapter 11 Practicing Yoga, Practicing Justice Peg Oliveira 157
Conclusion: A Place for Making Meaning Andrea M. Hyde Janet D. Johnson 169
Contributors 189
Index 193