Creating Calm in Your Classroom

About the Book

Transform your classroom into a compassionate, inclusive community of engaged learners. Join seasoned educator Lisa Danahy on a journey to create a nurturing space where every child’s unique value is celebrated. Learn simple, practical, and accessible mindfulness-based movements, breathing exercises, and meditations to share with your students. Discover the science behind the effectiveness of these tools in promoting health, while helping students regulate behavior, gain self-confidence, overcome trauma, and achieve success academically. Through practical guidance and innovative techniques, you’ll cultivate an environment that embraces diversity, promotes understanding, and fosters meaningful connections. Learn how to empower your students to see themselves positively, express themselves authentically, and communicate effectively. This enables the students to find value in themselves and others, building a harmonious community where every child feels seen, supported and valued. Creating Calm in Your Classroom is not just a book—it’s a transformative guide to creating a space where every child thrives and every teacher shines. Let us create a classroom where kindness, diversity and joy flourish for all.

About the Author

With nearly half a decade of experience as an educator and yoga therapist, Lisa Danahy specializes in making yoga an accessible and successful means for behavioral and emotional regulation, as well as physical and mental health. She has worked with hundreds of teachers and thousands of children, providing yoga therapy for chronic health conditions and injuries, leading trainings, and presenting at conferences nationwide. She regularly works with neurodivergent, disabled, and underserved children and young adults through her non-profit, Create Calm. Lisa is grateful for every opportunity she has to co-create healing and healthy living.