Healthy & Balanced Living tag:www.easternct.edu,2009-02-24:/mt-static/tummersn//40 2012-03-16T17:35:27Z Movable Type 4.34-en Coming soon! Stress management and wellness textbook tag:www.easternct.edu,2012:/mt-static/tummersn//40.3307 2012-03-16T17:34:55Z 2012-03-16T17:35:27Z Dr. Nanette Tummers Teaching Stress Management to Children and Young Adults tag:www.easternct.edu,2012:/mt-static/tummersn//40.3306 2012-03-16T17:24:24Z 2012-03-16T17:34:16Z Dr. Nanette Tummers cover.jpg

]]> The petting zoo at N. Windham Elementary tag:www.easternct.edu,2010:/mt-static/tummersn//40.1387 2010-05-14T14:45:20Z 2010-05-14T14:55:08Z Dr. Nanette Tummers pet zoo 2.jpgECSU students in the service learning liberal arts colloqium designed a music therapy session for elementary students at North Windham after school program. The elementary students listened to relaxing (YoYo Ma!) and uplifting music. They then were able to touch and play musical instruments including a violin, electic guitar, and a cello. petting zoo.jpg]]> Stress management community service learning projects tag:www.easternct.edu,2010:/mt-static/tummersn//40.1362 2010-05-06T18:21:00Z 2010-05-19T14:28:59Z Dr. Nanette Tummers   baseballyoga.jpgEach semester, students enrolled in my HPE 326 Stress Management are required to design, implement and assess a community stress management project. This semester, students  designed projects for residence halls, pre-schools, publics school classrooms, boy scout troops, athletic teams, professional organizations and university clubs.

Photo: ECSU baseball team

Check out video-stress management for the cheerleading team

http://animoto.com/play/8NTn1Ptprz795Ffp91vypw?autostart=true

Thanks Jennilee, Vigil, Teresa, and Cristina

]]> The Sisterhood and service learning-engaing students in our communities tag:www.easternct.edu,2010:/mt-static/tummersn//40.1361 2010-05-06T18:14:14Z 2010-05-06T18:16:06Z Check out this streaming video about The Sisterhood! http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/learningtools/URE-ver1/video/Tummers-0518.htm... Dr. Nanette Tummers Check out this streaming video about The Sisterhood!

http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/learningtools/URE-ver1/video/Tummers-0518.htm

]]> Streaming video to practice breathing, yoga and relaxtion tag:www.easternct.edu,2010:/mt-static/tummersn//40.1360 2010-05-06T18:11:55Z 2010-05-06T18:13:42Z Dr. Nanette Tummers The following are links to streaming videos I created for breahting, yoga and relaxtion. I hope they are useful for your mindfulness practices!

 

http://e-stsvr.easternct.edu/mediaserv/Tummers/HPE326/Relaxation.wmv

 

http://e-stsvr.easternct.edu/mediaserv/Tummers/HPE326/Yoga.wmv

 

http://e-stsvr.easternct.edu/mediaserv/Tummers/HPE326/Breathing.wmv

]]> Mindfulness Education with early childhood education! tag:www.easternct.edu,2010:/mt-static/tummersn//40.1353 2010-05-04T12:56:40Z 2010-05-06T18:03:48Z Dr. Nanette Tummers Thumbnail image for fun at ecdc.jpg silly guys.jpgTogether with student volunteers, yoga games and mindfulness education has been a weekly activity for students at the ECSU early childhood development center.Mindfulness education includes social and emotional learning  (SEL). Students improve their ability to focus and relax as well as attune to their own emotions as well as other's  and provide empathy to each other. ]]> Mindfullness Education at the Early Childhood Development Center tag:www.easternct.edu,2010:/mt-static/tummersn//40.1352 2010-05-04T12:54:33Z 2010-05-14T14:40:48Z Dr. Nanette Tummers snake pose.JPG

]]> The Sisterhood Project-Service Learning in Fall 2010 tag:www.easternct.edu,2010:/mt-static/tummersn//40.1351 2010-05-04T12:47:43Z 2010-05-06T18:06:55Z http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/learningtools/URE-ver1/video/Tummers-0518.htm The Sisterhood project is a stress prevention program for at risk high school females using nontraditional approaches to stress management and mentoring. At risk female students participated in an 8 week program consisting of physical, cognitive and experiential... Dr. Nanette Tummers

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The Sisterhood project is a stress prevention program for at risk high school females using nontraditional approaches to stress management and mentoring. At risk female students participated in an 8 week program consisting of physical, cognitive and experiential models of stress management and reduction. The program was implemented by female college students who served as program leaders and mentors. Reported measures of increases awareness about stress, use of stress management techniques and resiliency were assessed before and after participation in the project.

This project will be offered in the Fall 2010. ECSU female students will be asked to apply for 15 positions available as "Big Sisters" to at risk girls from the residential school "Journey House" located on Natchaug Hospital campus.

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]]> Teaching Yoga for Life tag:www.easternct.edu,2010:/mt-static/tummersn//40.1350 2010-05-04T12:37:22Z 2010-05-06T18:11:15Z Dr. Nanette Tummers This book helps anyone who works with kids to teach yoga. The book is user-friendly and provides practical ideas to incorporate yoga into the classroom or as a physical activity.

 

Welcome! Find out more about this book from Human Kinetics:

http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/teaching-yoga-for-life?isbn=9780736070164

or you can order from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Yoga-Life-Preparing-Children/dp/0736070168/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272976666&sr=8-1

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]]> Engaged Service Learning in our Communities-Liberal Arts Colloqium Spring 2010 tag:www.easternct.edu,2010:/mt-static/tummersn//40.1349 2010-05-04T12:27:50Z 2010-05-06T18:08:11Z Congratulations on your first steps in engaging in the community through your projects! I have uploaded some photos of the excellence expo. Congrats to all who participated. It was great to see your display boards and see you talk... Dr. Nanette Tummers expo 10 2.JPG expo 10 1.JPG Thumbnail image for exex1.JPG Thumbnail image for exex3.JPG Thumbnail image for exex2.JPG Thumbnail image for exex4.JPGCongratulations on your first steps in engaging in the community through your projects! I have uploaded some photos of the excellence expo. Congrats to all who participated. It was great to see your display boards and see you talk with the judges and other community members. Students designed and implemented projects in Willimantic: Generations Health Care Center, the "No Freeze" Shelter & in Windham School district's after school programs ]]>