Yoga's Impact on Children

Yoga Ed. is simply the best, and most extensive, yoga curriculum that exists in education today. I give this recommendation after reviewing some of the dozens of yoga programs that teachers are introducing across the country.
Gessner Geyer, M.A., Ed.M. Harvard University
Educational Consultant and Director Brainergy, Inc.

Physical, Mental and Emotional health are the cornerstones of success and fulfillment in life. Tara Guber's Yoga Ed. delivers these essentials to school children and is transforming lives, schools and communities.
Anthony Robbins
Robbins Research International

Benefits of Yoga based on scientific research:

Results addressing ADD / ADHD

• Decreased hyperactivity and impulsivity
• Increased self control
• Increased attention span
• Reduced anxiety, therefore higher IQ scores; improved complex learning skills
• Increased spatial memory

Results addressing Physical Fitness and Nutrition

• Decreased resting heart rate
• Increased motor skills performance
• Increased pulmonary function and exercise capacity
• Increased body / self image satisfaction
• Increased muscular fitness
• Improved body weight, density, cardiovascular endurance, anaerobic power
• Significant improvement for bronchial asthmatics (some ceasing of medication)
• Decreased substance abuse by strengthening mental resolve, decreasing anxiety
• Improved posture

Results addressing academic performance

• Improved decision making skills
• Increased attention span
• Improved communication skills
• Increased IQ and social adaptation
• Increased academic achievement

Social Benefits of Yoga:

• Yoga is non-competitive
• Everyone can do it and feel good
• Yoga requires staying present
• Kids develop focus, concentration and discipline
• Yoga is practical, low cost preventative medicine
• Kids balance and restore with themselves
• Yoga serves as the counter pose to the challenges of modern life
• Kids de-stress and move from fight or flight to creativity and enjoyment
• Yoga promotes physical, mental and emotional health
• Kids develop strength, flexibility, balance, attention and self-esteem
• Yoga expands and enriches awareness and sense of Self
• Kids are less reactive, more self-aware and make better choices
• Kids are more creative, communicative and compassionate
• Yoga brings inner harmony through experience and connection
• Kids feel the difference in themselves and the group after doing yoga
• They learn how to find peace within themselves

Tools for Teachers: Master Thesis

A study of 4th graders using the Tools for Teachers Program at Public School # 198 in Bronx, NY has also been completed. Emily Davison did her Special Education Masters Thesis at City College and found that "participation in Yoga Ed. raises self-esteem, calms and relaxes the self in the face of feared testing situations, and develops a sense of compassion….After just a few weeks of Yoga Ed., students show a boost in self-esteem, highly agreeing with statements such as I have self-confidence, I am good enough and I feel like a success