Overview of Tasks

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Task 1-2: Anatomy & Development (0.5 hour)

1: Look at the flow chart of the Autonomic Nervous System

 

2: Read the article about the vagus nerve and difficulty with mindfulness

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Task 3: Teaching Methodology (2 hours)

Watch the videos and share the overall impact they had on you. 

Note, these videos may cause emotional triggers. 

I suggest you watch them over a few sessions. 

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Asthma attack (4.22 mins)

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Cystic Fibrosis - A day in the life of Harrison & Jackson (7.36 mins)

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Diabetes- Molly’s story (4.03 mins) 

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Encopresis Explained (5.45 mins)

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ADHD child vs Non ADHD child interview (5.44 mins) 

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ADHD As A Difference In Cognition, Not A Disorder: Stephen Tonti at TEDxCMU (13.36 mins)

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Autism-  Carly Fleischmann (7.33 mins)

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Autism Awareness. Through the eyes of autism (1.25 mins)

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Sesame Street video on autism 1 (3.15)
Sesame Street video on autism 2 ( 2.02 mins)

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Aspergers from a teen’s perspective (32 mins- just skim through this to get a sense of it)

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Connie Inglis recovers from Anorexia & uses Instagram to help (1.42 mins)

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Aussie girl fights anorexia (4.43 mins)

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Australian girl, Sofia, shares her cancer journey (8 mins)

 

Teen cancer stories (11.07 mins)

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News report of yoga in hospital for kids with cancer  (3.33 mins) 

 

Gentle bed yoga for cancer patients (16.14 mins) 

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Mindfulness with visually impaired (4.42 mins)

 

Yoga for deaf and hard of hearing kids (4.33  mins) 

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The Special Yoga Centre (8.20 mins)

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Yoga in School (1.55 mins)

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Yoga for people with special needs (17.30 mins)

 

Club 21 Yoga for Children with Downs Syndrome (1.46 mins)

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Yoga and Children with Downs Syndrome - excerpt from an old DVD (6.54 mins)

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Yoga helps an 11 year old with CP (3.04 mins)

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An online class for wheelchair yoga (30 mins- feel free to just skim through this to get the idea)

 

Emma receives a doll just like her (2.06 mins)

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Task 4-5: Ethics & Philospohy (0.5 hour)

 

4: Read the article “Touch And Adjustment In Yoga Teaching & Yoga Therapy” 

 

5: Read the article about how to make your yoga classes trauma informed 

 

 

Task 6-7: Classroom Management (1.5 hours)

 

6: Answer questions about a case study 

 

7: Comment on the sample message to parents 

 

 

Task 8-9: Teaching Practice (1 hour)

8: Plan a lesson and teach a 1:1 session with a child who has special needs

 

9: Write a self reflection on your teaching experience.