Yoga Ed. believes that physical, mental and emotional health is directly correlated with academic success and fulfillment in life. Our mission is to lay a foundation for lasting mind-body health and personal achievement by sharing the benefits of yoga with children, teachers and parents through the school system.

Yoga Ed. provides two yoga programs for schools that are both affordable and easy-to-implement as well as teacher training.

Yoga Ed. Curriculum for Physical Education
This nationally recognized 36-week yoga education curriculum combines an active, playful science-based exploration of the body, mind and self with the exercise system of yoga to support and enhance learning, health and personal responsibility.

Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers for Professional Development
This rapidly growing professional development program shows any teacher how to incorporate simple, fun, 5 – 15 minute yoga-based exercises into their daily schedule to enhance health, learning and behavior. Yoga Tools are designed for the classroom and require no extra space, equipment or prior yoga experience.

At The Accelerated School, both Yoga Ed. programs are fully implemented. Yoga Ed. is a required part of physical education for students and Yoga Tools for Teachers is an integrated aspect of staff development.  Research and evaluation show positive correlations between participation in Yoga Ed. and improved fitness, grades, discipline and self-esteem. 

According to the TAS teachers, yoga is the common language of the school, uniting everyone in living up to the TAS High Fives: Respect, Responsibility, Readiness to Learn, Safety and Good Citizenship.

For more information go to http://www.accelerated.org/yogaed.php