Frame Running offers children with physical disabilities the opportunity to move with greater ease leading to increased active participation in physical activities at school, during recess, PE, after school adapted sports, and recreational activities with their family. Children and youth with physical disabilities who use assistive devices for mobility expend more energy during gait than typical developing peers. This leads to greater fatigue with less movement, and less overall physical activity. It is critical to identify assistive mobility devices that lessen the burden of energy demands with mobility, provide enjoyment and increase the capacity for greater active participation in physical activity with peers.
This presentation will focus on using Pranayama, Asana and Savasana as tools to assist ourselves and ours students in self management, emotional control and a greater sense of equanimity or balance in life . We will explore the benefits of breath and experience several different breathing techniques. We will experience poses and postures, learning methods to adjust or modify to allow all to experience the positive flow of energy created through movement. We will put into practice the tenets of meditation using this opportunity to rest, digest and rejuvinate.
Combining instructional best practices with yoga to increase engagment and helping students understand and apply the benefits of yoga. Will share resources like journals, slides, etc.
