Yoga as Mindful Movement: A Randomized Controlled Trial for Early Elementary School-Aged Children With Developmental Disabilities
Yoga as Mindful Movement: A Randomized Controlled Trial for Early Elementary School-Aged Children With Developmental Disabilities
This study aimed to close an existing research gap by exploring the impact of a school-based mindful yoga program, Yoga as Mindful Movement (YMM), on foundational motor skills, social-emotional competence, classroom behavior, attention, and impulse control of students with various developmental disabilities in kindergarten, first-, and second-grade (K-2).
Inclusion Criteria: (a) Actively attending the participating school (indicating the presence of at least one developmental disability), (b) enrolled in kindergarten, first, or second grade, (c) part of a 6:1:3 classroom, (d) between the ages of 5 and 7, and (e) English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria: (a) Participant's family opted them out of the study, (b) participants was absent for three consecutive Yoga as Mindful Movement (YMM) classes