An End to Bullying in Schools

“Bullying has become virtually non-existent at the school, ” the principal announced.

Stunned and taken by surprise, I stuttered, “What? ”

It was my end of my first year review at the local Catholic High School. I sat nervously in the principal’s office awaiting the decision whether he would continue the yoga programme for another year.

I had asked if he’s noticed any changes from the yoga. He replied, the usual – yes, the girls were calmer, more focussed and could concentrate well in lessons.

But what came next was so unexpected. He continued, “But it’s not the bullies who are finding more compassion, it’s the students who were being bullied that are no longer allowing it anymore. ”

Whoa!

This Job had been the opportunity of a lifetime! An entire year of teaching yoga at the school as part of the religious curriculum, a mandatory class for every student in every class – that was over 1000 girls / week. Phenomenal!

And the experiment had paid off.

What we didn’t account for were the side effects – confidence, self-esteem, inner strength, girl power and …. an end to bullying.

It was everything I had wanted at high school and what I wished for every teen girl.

I felt like the universe had just given me a big slap of a wakeup call and I was walked of that office slightly dazed, euphoric.

Something changed that day. I no longer thought about the physical impact yoga could have, but the mental and emotional benefit it was creating.

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