Children's Stress Awareness Curriculum: Lessons, techniques and stories designed to decrease stress, anxiety and anger while increasing self-esteem and self-awareness (Indigo Dreams)
Lessons based on stress-management/relaxation techniques designed to decrease stress and anxiety while increasing self-esteem and self-awareness. Children become active participants in creating their own healthy, heart driven, peaceful lives. This turnkey curriculum creatively integrates stories, songs, movement, artwork and visual aids to make it easy for any teacher or parent to implement. Children learn to apply the empowering techniques of Yoga breathing, visualizations and affirmations to their lives in a safe, fun and interactive environment. This curriculum is designed to be incorporated into any of your existing classes as an Awareness Enrichment Program. It integrates stories, songs, movement, artwork and visual aids to make it easy for any teacher to implement. It is written with elementary age children in mind but can be adjusted to accommodate any age group. Each class is designed to be used in conjunction with the Indigo Dreams CD/audio book, A Boy and a Bear, The Affirmation Web, A Boy and a Turtle and The Goodnight Caterpillar. This program can be used alone or as the core curriculum in which you add and build your own philosophies around. The lessons or sessions are designed to be "unlimited". There are 4 distinct lessons that begin the moment the children walk in the door to the moment they leave. Lessons can be used in its entirety or broken down into mini-lessons or centers. Variations and suggestions for each lesson are included. This curriculum is non-denominational and can be used with any group of children.
