LFY founder Jennifer Cohen Harper was proud to contribute a chapter on yoga in schools to this exciting new book edited by Amy Salzman and Chris Willard.
Check out Chapter 10: Yoga: Reaching Heart and Mind through the Body.
Meet The Creators
Amy Saltzman, MD, is a holistic physician and mindfulness coach whose passion is supporting people of all ages in enhancing their well-being and discovering the Still Quiet Place within. She is recognized by her peers as a visionary and pioneer in the fields of holistic medicine and mindfulness for youth, and her current work focuses on sharing mindfulness with school-age youth in socioeconomically diverse school and community settings. In collaboration with the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, she has conducted two research studies evaluating the benefits of teaching mindfulness to child–parent pairs and to children in low-income elementary schools. To support others in discovering the joy and peace of the Still Quiet Place, Dr. Saltzman has written the book A Still Quiet Place: A Mindfulness Program for Teaching Children and Adolescents to Ease Stress and Difficult Emotions and created two CDs, Still Quiet Place: Mindfulness for Young Childrenand Still Quiet Place: Mindfulness for Teens. Her website is www.stillquietplace.com.
Christopher Willard, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and educational consultant with a specialty in mindfulness and self-compassion. He speaks on the topic of mindfulness and meditation with young people nationally and internationally, and holds teaching appointments at Lesley University and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Willard is on the board of directors of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy and the Mindfulness in Education Network. He has been practicing sitting meditation since 1999. He is the author of Child’s Mind: Mindfulness Practices to Help Our Children Be More Focused, Calm, and Relaxed; The Mindfulness and Anxiety Workbook for Teens; and the forthcoming Growing Up Mindful. His website is www.drchristopherwillard.com.
Contributors:
Marvin G. Belzer, PhD
Mark Bertin, MD
David S. Black, PhD, MPH
Susan Bögels, PhD
Willoughby Britton, PhD
Richard Burnett, MA
Jennifer Cohen Harper, MA, E-RYT, RCYT
Christen Coscia, BS
Marcella Cox, MS, LMFT, RYT
Brian M. Galla, PhD
Matthew S. Goodman, BS
Lesley Grant, ECD
Susan Kaiser Greenland
Betsy Hanger, MEd
JoAnna Harper, BA
Sam Himelstein, PhD
Iman L. Khan, MS, LPC
Wynne Kinder, BA, Ed
Lindsey M. Knowles, MEd
Gregory Kramer, PhD
Jeffrey Pflaum, BA
Deborah M. Plummer, BSc
Betsy Rose, MA
Randye J. Semple, PhD
Arielle Sydnor, BA
Suzi Tortora, EdD, LMHC
Ozum Ucok-Sayrak, PhD
Vanessa CL Weiner
Char Wilkins, MSW, LCSW