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8/9/2015

This afternoon we're dropping the last of the funded copies of the books off to one last school. Over 23000 copies of the books went out to Canterbury schools and families. Once again we'd like to thank The Canterbury Community Trust and The Christchurch Appeal Trust for their generosity. They made this project possible and have been a real pleasure to work with.

There is one box left, which is heading to Seddon in the next week or so. We're very much looking forward to hearing from families and schools in Canterbury and Seddon about how they used the books.

We're excited about the research Massey University is carrying out. Parents and teachers are asked to submit their baseline data over the next week or so, prior to using the resources.

There is a limited amount of unfunded copies of the books still available for sale on our website.

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Calming yoga poses for children-Katie Louw, Over the Rainbow Yoga

7/9/2015

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Yoga Poses to help with Anxiety

Child's Pose (Balasana)

Benefits:

·       Calms the mind and body

·       Encourages strong and steady breathing

·       Releases tension in the back, shoulders and chest

·       Flexes the body’s internal organs and keeps them supple

·       Recommended if you have dizziness or fatigue

·       Helps alleviate stress and anxiety

·       It lengthens and stretches the spine

·       Relieves neck and lower back pain when performed with the head and torso supported

·       It gently stretches the hips, thighs and ankles

·       Normalizes circulation throughout the body

·       It stretches muscles, tendons and ligaments in the knee

Tree Pose (Vrikasana)

Benefits:

Calms and relaxes your mind and central nervous system.
Develops balance.
Increases your mind / body awareness.
Strengthens your thighs, calves, core, and foot muscles.
Strengthens your posture.

Legs Up The Wall Pose (Viparita Karani)

Benefits:

Legs up the Wall Pose is a restorative, relaxing and gentle inversion:

Eases anxiety and stress
Calms the mind
Relieves lower back pain
Relieves tired or cramped feet and legs
Gently stretches the hamstrings, legs and lower back
Therapeutic for arthritis, headaches, high blood pressure, low blood pressure and insomnia
Eases symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, menstrual cramps and menopause

Benefits of Yoga for Children

·       improves flexibility, strength and body awareness

·       encourages kind peer and social interactions

·       enhances self-expression and imagination

·       increases self-esteem

·       helps increase awareness of breathing

·       teaches discipline and responsibility

·       cultivates a peaceful, relaxed state of body and mind

·       gives tools for stress management

·       provides a playful, fun way for children to learn how to relax

All photos used with permission of Over The Rainbow Yoga

Katharine (Katie) Louw is a specialist Family & Community Yoga Teacher & a trained Mindfulness Curriculum Teacher, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Katie founded Over the Rainbow Yoga over two years ago and has worked with a number of kindergartens, schools and community groups in Christchurch, with her yoga programme based in mindfulness, community and fun.
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All Gone!!

Calming yoga poses for children-Katie Louw, Over the Rainbow Yoga

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