Yoga Calm's "Kids Teach Yoga: Flying Eagle" DVD Wins Mom’s Choice Award Gold

Portland, OR (April 25, 2011) – Kids love to follow other kids. This was the inspiration for Yoga Calm’s "Kids Teach Yoga: Flying Eagle," which earlier this month won the Mom’s Choice Award Gold in Home and Mobile Viewing Category.

The Mom's Choice Awards are known for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. Parents, educators, librarians and retailers rely on them when selecting quality materials for children and families.

The honor is Yoga Calm’s second such recognition from Mom’s Choice. In 2008, program founders Lynea Gillen, MS, RYT, and Jim Gillen, RYT, received their Silver Award for their book "Yoga Calm for Children: Educating Heart, Mind and Body."

Designed for home and classroom use, "Flying Eagle" presents a very special Yoga Calm class in which 12 year old Haley, graceful and confident, leads a diverse group of boys and girls on a yoga adventure. The children learn how to calm themselves and use simple yoga poses to develop the strengths of the eagle: strength, focus and caring.

To build social skills and a sense of community, each child contributes by leading activities and giving each other compliments. Other team-building activities include Tree Circle, in which the kids help each other learn more advanced balance poses.

One of the most poignant scenes comes near the end of class when student Rylie invokes her Native American heritage’s love and respect for the eagle through a beautiful original song she performs during Haley’s relaxation storytelling.

"Each time I watch this class, I’m touched by the poise and compassion of Haley and the students. And they all continue to practice Yoga Calm at home and school, which delights me," said Lynea Gillen, who also directed the DVD.

Bonus materials include focus and social skill activities with ADHD expert Dr. Jeff Sosne and a narrated science segment by Audubon Naturalist Steve Engel.

The Gillens hope that as more children try yoga, they will learn how to direct their youthful energy and passion to helping others and making the world a better place. "Kids Teach Yoga: Flying Eagle" is a good place to start.

Preview "Flying Eagle": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bvz5q546UM

For more information, visit www.yogacalm.org.

Yoga Calm for Children engages heart, mind & body through its unique blend of physical yoga, social skills games, mindfulness activities & counseling techniques.

Distilling over 30 years of school teaching, counseling and yoga experience into a practical, easy-to-teach method, Yoga Calm (TM) is an innovative education method developed by Lynea Gillen, MS, and Jim Gillen, RYT-500, that blends physical yoga, social skills games and counseling techniques. Reducing stress and improving fitness, it helps kids develop self-control, emotional intelligence, imagination and concentration. It enhances learning readiness. And it helps create calmer homes and more productive schools.

A practical, easy-to-teach method, Yoga Calm benefits a wide range of children, including special needs groups such as kids with ADD/ADHD and other behavior disorders. Students say that the skills they learn through it help them handle conflicts, deal with emotions and manage impulses. Parents also cite Yoga Calm as a positive influence.

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