Jenn Carson

Yoga and Meditation at the Library (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide for Librarians

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Yoga and meditation have a proven track record of lowering stress levels, helping to treat mental health issues such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, building community, and contributing to an overall sense of wellbeing in their practitioners. According to recent surveys, 1/4 of North American libraries have offered meditation programs and 2/3 have offered yoga classes. Carson, a professional yoga teacher and library director, has been leading yoga and meditation programs in schools and libraries for over a decade, and she presents this guidebook to give others the tools for serving library patrons of all ages and abilities. Inside Yoga and Meditation at the Library, you will find 21 program models, including choreographed yoga sequences complete with pictures, passive program ideas, alternative collections suggestions, budget considerations, literacy tie-ins, and checklists for prep, teardown, and follow-up, as well as advice from real-world program delivery. Chapters include: What are Mindfulness and Meditation? What is Yoga?Implementing Yoga and Meditation Programs in Your Library Choosing Resources and Designing SpacesPassive Programs and Alternative CollectionsPolicies and Procedures for Avoiding and Handling ProblemsYoga and Meditation for the Early Years Yoga and Meditation for Elementary-Age Students Yoga and Meditation for Teens and Young Adults Yoga and Meditation for Adults and Seniors Yoga for Every Body: Inclusive Programming through Outreach and Inreach This book is for any programming librarian, administrator, yoga and meditation teacher, or outreach coordinator looking to boost circulation stats, program numbers, literacy rates, and foster health and wellness in their community.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538116883
• Artikelnr.: 55885335

Autorenporträt

Jenn Carson is the Director of the LP Fisher Public Library and the creator of www.yogainthelibrary.com, a popular, non-profit resource dedicated to educating librarians and teachers about creating yoga and meditation programs in public, school, and academic libraries. She also writes a monthly online column for the American Librarian Association on the delivery of physical literacy programs (www.programminglibrarian.org/users/jcarson) and travels regularly to present at conferences and professional development seminars on how to establish successful movement-based programs in libraries. She will deliver her first keynote address in October 2019. Carson is also the creator of many webinars, instructional videos, and numerous handouts and worksheets. In 2016, Carson received the Innovation Award from the New Brunswick Public Library Service for her physical literacy initiatives. In 2017, she earned the Atlantic Provinces Library Association Memorial Award to create a website for physical literacy programming in libraries (www.physicaliteracyinthelibrary.com) and was declared a "remarkable woman making a difference in Atlantic Canada" by Amplify East(www.amplifyeast.com/amplifiedvoices/jenn-carson). In 2019, she won the Library Journal Movers & Shakers Award and the Atlantic Provinces Library Association Advocacy Award for her public programming and community involvement. Carson is the author of Physical Literacy: Movement-Based Programs in Libraries (ALA Editions, 2018) and Yoga and Meditation at the Library: A Practical Guide for Librarians (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), as well as numerous journal articles, book chapters, and reviews. In addition to her professional writing, Carson has had 32 poems published and was nominated for the 2019 Best New Poets anthology.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1
What are Mindfulness and Meditation? Chapter 2
What is Yoga? Chapter 3
Implementing Yoga and Meditation Programs in Your Library Chapter 4
Choosing Resources and Designing Spaces Chapter 5
Passive Programs and Alternative Collections Chapter 6
Policies and Procedures for Avoiding and Handling Problems Chapter 7
Yoga and Meditation for the Early Years Chapter 8
Yoga and Meditation for Elementary
Age Students Chapter 9
Yoga and Meditation for Teens and Young Adults Chapter 10
Yoga and Meditation for Adults and Seniors Chapter 11
Yoga for Every Body: Inclusive Programming through Outreach and Inreach