Mariam Gates is a highly skilled teacher and yoga instructor with decades of experience, as well as the founder of the Kid Power Yoga program. Mariam is the author of Sounds True\u2019s first children\u2019s book, Good Night Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Bedtime Story\u2014a tale designed to bring parents and children together in a relaxing flow of postures and visualizations. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Mariam about integrating yoga into public school education and the special considerations of teaching the practice to children. They also talk about Mariam\u2019s vision for teaching yoga and meditation from kindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as the possible benefits from such a sweeping program. Finally, Tami and Mariam discuss the background and inspirations behind Good Night Yoga. (54 minutes)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5485,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[384,389],"tags":[170],"contributor":[739],"class_list":["post-5154","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meditation","category-parenting-and-children","tag-insights-at-the-edge","contributor-mariam-gates"],"yoast_head":"\n