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Introducing My K-5 Holistic PE Program: Traditional PE Blended with Yoga
This is my tenth year teaching Physical Education (PE) at Rigler Elementary School, a bilingual Spanish/English school in the Portland Public Schools district. As the Rigler PE teacher, I have developed a holistic physical education program for kindergarten through fifth grade students. Children at Rigler Elementary receive PE twice a week for 45 minutes per…
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Inner and Outer Coziness through Dirga Pranayama
“I felt cozy,” reported a third grade student in my class this week. We had just finished practicing three part breath, dirga pranayama. After ringing a chime to begin and end our pranayama meditation session, I had invited students to share what they had observed. Here are some of the other comments students shared about…
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Portland Saturday Yoga with Colleen: Motivation/1st Quarter Moon and Getting the Energy Moving for a Calm Mind and Strong Nerves
It’s going to be a great Saturday for yoga in downtown Portland, Oregon! We had such a lovely class to kick off our lunar series last week. I hope you can come and join. 9am-10am Kundalini Yoga: Get the Energy Moving and Meditation for Calm Mind and Strong Nerves This is a short and sweet…
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8/27/22 Saturday Yoga with Colleen: New Moon/New Intentions, Positive Mind Kundalini
Here’s what’s on the menu for yoga this Saturday at Yoga on Yamhill: 9-10am: Kundalini Yoga for Positive Mind.Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind, according to the Yoga Sutras. Kundalini Yoga recognizes three parts of the mind– Positive Mind, Negative Mind, and Neutral Mind. Positive Mind is expansive. With a strong…
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New Moon Vinyasa Series Starts Saturday!
Come to one or all classes, starting August 27 and ending September 17th. Sign up at YogaOnYamhill.com/schedule. Contact me if the site/MBO is on the fritz, and you’re having trouble signing up for the class. I can send you the link to the online class, or get you entered into class once you’re in the…
Colleen Cash
Yoga, Mindfulness, Bilingualism and Fitness in Education