Mindful Yoga Breaks: Eagle Focus Sequence
How to bring focus in 10 minutes or less in your school day
Eagle Focus Sequence
The Eagle Focus sequence is the introduction to the Mindful Yoga Breaks Wise Owl Workshop part 1. Lani and Jen have been teaching these live workshops for the last few years and are really excited to bring this work to you in your own home! Teachers, OT's, PT's, therapists and anyone working with children have been raving about this course which is the reason we wanted to bring it directly to you in this new format.
The Eagle Focus sequence is all about crossing the mid-line. Crossing the mid-line is important because it helps the two hemispheres of the brain work together, which assists in learning, thinking, processing information, taking tests, focusing, and more. To bring quick and easy focus to your day, we put together these four activities which includes: a breathing exercise, a yoga pose, and a game. The entire sequence can be done in just 10 minutes, or you can break it up in a way that works for you and your classroom.
Read what participants have said about the Mindful Yoga Breaks Workshop:
I can't tell you how much the teachers loved your workshop and we are putting your strategies to use every day. It was just awesome, Lani. I'm using your suggestions myself, and just calmed down with a round of Peace Begins With Me :) Thank you so much for sharing with us- such good stuff!-----Ashley S. Director of Leila Day Preschool
This was an excellent workshop and super engaging. ----Teacher, Meadowbrook Farms School, East Greenwich, RI
This workshop was wonderful and applicable right now. ----Renee H., North Haven Child Development Center, North Haven, CT
So many tangible, immediately usable tools. So many new age appropriate language for teaching kids and adults about self-care. ----Jodi B. JFCS, San Francisco, CA
Your Instructor
Recognizing that children need balance and focus in their lives, Lani Rosen-Gallagher (M.Ed., RYT 200, RCYT) first incorporated yoga into her daily schedule while teaching first grade in Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY over 20 years ago. Dozens of kids yoga and mindfulness trainings later, she created Full of Joy Yoga and set out on the path of bringing yoga to kids into their school day. She has taught thousands of children in preschools, public schools, yoga studios, libraries and events from the Bay Area to New Haven, CT where she is currently located. You can read more about Lani & Full of Joy Yoga here: fullofjoyoga.com
Jen Byer’s inner playfulness & love of yoga is how she founded YoPlay Yoga for Kids® in 2010. It’s where YOga & PLAY come together. Jennifer (RYT 200, RCYT) has over 20 years of yoga practice & teaching experience. She has taught thousands of children in preschools, public schools, yoga studios, libraries from Florida, where YoPlay® was founded, to around the world from Bhutan to Canada, and many places in between.
Mindful Yoga Breaks® was created with the intention of inspiring teachers to use “mindful breaks” during their school day as a way to calm, focus & allow students to self-regulate. Lani & Jen are passionate about improving the lives of children through yoga and mindfulness. They have combined their efforts, passion & their life work, to collaborate & bring this new mindful yoga program to schools, teachers, parents & students world-wide.
You can contact them at: [email protected] or check out more info at mindfulyogabreaks.org
Course Curriculum
Frequently Asked Questions
Thank you for taking our Eagle Focus Sequence mini-course. Now try our Full course called the Mindful Yoga Breaks Wise Owl Workshop!