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Adolescence is a period of enormous neurological, emotional and social change. Young people are navigating identity, relationships, academic pressure, changing bodies and an increasingly digital world, often while their nervous systems are still developing. Yoga therapy offers practical, evidence-informed tools that help young people become more aware of their internal experience, regulate stress, improve resilience

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Mar 26 2026

Cikitsā: a different language for healing

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There is something slightly uneasy about the word therapy. Not because it is wrong, nor because it has not brought relief and understanding to many, but because it carries with it a particular orientation: one that can, at times, locate the problem within the individual and the solution in an intervention. When we bring this word into the

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Oct 31 2025

Listening To The Super Conscious–

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Listening to the Super-Conscious: Yoga for Young People So much of life as a young person is loud. The noise of school deadlines, friendships, social media, expectations, and the constant hum of “what’s next?” can be overwhelming. We spend so much time in the buzz of doing, reacting, and comparing that it’s easy to forget

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Oct 31 2025

Adolescence & the Brain: A Love Letter to Your Becoming

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Being a teenager can feel like living in a house that’s being beautifully renovated while you’re still inside it. Neuroscience now confirms what many of us feel: the adolescent brain isn’t “broken”—it’s under construction, exquisitely wired for learning, courage, and connection. 1) A brain built for boldness.During adolescence, the reward system (hello, dopamine) becomes extra

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Oct 31 2025

Adolescence & the Brain: what recent research is whispering to us

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Adolescence isn’t a problem to fix; it’s a season of becoming. New studies keep reminding us how exquisitely plastic the teen brain is—shaped by experience, relationship, stress, screens, and even a global lockdown. Below is a simple roundup you can share with young people, parents, and practitioners. 1) COVID-era disruption and the teenage brain A

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Oct 31 2025

Where Is Your Energy Going? Understanding Brahmacharya for Young People

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By Charlotta Martinus In a world that constantly demands your attention—scroll here, swipe there, binge this, do more—have you ever paused to ask: Where is my energy going? This is a question at the heart of an ancient yogic principle called Brahmacharya—a Sanskrit word often misunderstood, but deeply relevant to young people today. What Is Brahmacharya, Really?

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Oct 31 2025

The Art of Letting Go: Overcoming Hindrances to Self-Care Through Ishwara Pranidhana

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by Charlotta Martinus Self-care is often spoken about as something simple: take a bath, go for a walk, pause for a deep breath. Yet for many of us — teachers, parents, young people alike — caring for ourselves can feel surprisingly difficult. Even when we know we need rest, something inside resists. We keep pushing,

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Oct 31 2025

Discipline and Focus: A Compassionate Antidote to ADHD

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By Charlotta Martinus Let’s talk honestly: in today’s fast-moving, overstimulated world, focus can feel like a luxury—especially for young people grappling with ADHD. But what if the antidote isn’t more medication, more pressure, or more labels? What if it lies in the ancient, embodied wisdom of discipline? Not the rigid, punishing kind that shuts kids down.

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Oct 31 2025

Theory of Change Model for Yoga’s Impact on Mental Health and Social Cohesion

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Theory of Change Model for Yoga’s Impact on Mental Health and Social Cohesion 1. Inputs 2. Activities 3. Outputs 4. Short-term Outcomes 5. Intermediate Outcomes 6. Long-term Outcomes

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Apr 19 2024

Yoga for Exam Season

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Nov 19 2018

Strategies for teaching yoga in schools – Part 3

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The last lot of tips for teaching yoga in schools… Tip Number 7: Sometimes persisting with the pranayama practice can work like magic. It might be worth using some cues to positively reinforce the behaviour you are pleased with as soon as you hear some students begin to chat ‘All we want to hear is

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Nov 16 2018

Strategies for teaching yoga in schools – Part 211

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Welcome back for more tips on how to teach yoga in schools. Read on for more… Tip number 4: A good technique to use is to bring people back together just as their conversation peaks, so that they know that they have to discuss the question straight away, otherwise they might not get chance. You

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Nov 15 2018

Strategies for teaching yoga in schools

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Over the next few days we will be releasing some tips on how to hold the energy in a yoga class of teens. Keep checking back for more strategies to help you teach to your best ability! Tip Number 1: Students really respond well to listening to the singing bowl to help focus. Students often

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Dec 6 2016

Christmas lesson for teens

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This time of year, it can feel like we are working against our own bodies, pushing ourselves up out of bed when its dark, taking vitamins, supplements, coffee, chocolate or pro-plus to keep going until the mid-winter feast which pushes us even further into activity and consumption. I have had the benefit of slowing

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Dec 1 2016

Yoga in Christianity

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Hearing God through Peace (a course of small workshops) [Story “The blind men and the elephant”] Can any two people have the same perception of God? Can anybody perceive the whole of God? God comes to us in all shapes and forms and means. But, do we notice?

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Jan 28 2016

Pre-exam yoga practise

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Exam practise Things to do before exams 1. Sleep well (follow steps below) 2. switch off any screens at least an hour before bed 3. don’t drink coffee or alcohol or eat sugar after supper ( even better, avoid them altogether if you can) 4. have a hot bath with lavender or chamomile essential oils

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Jun 18 2014

10 ways to help your teen relax

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Expectation overload, online quantitative identity, our teens need to relax deeper and more than ever before. Some of them are constantly anxious or stressed and depending on the level of stress, you may need to start with some movement to release tension, before you can move into stillness effectively. I believe, as the Dalai Lama

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Apr 26 2014

Coping with Exam stress

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Here are five easy steps towards decreasing stress during exams: 1. Breathe! As you sti down to study, make sure you take 5 minutes to notice your breathing If you need stimulation, breathe deep and fast and if you ned calming down, make sure your outbreath is longer than your in breath. 2. Stretch! Your

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