{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Public Education Matters","title":"Creating Calm in the Classroom: Yoga, smoothies, and student success","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2aab4c3a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1696,"description":"Janaya Foster used to hate afternoons in her elementary school classroom in Columbus. Too often, something would happen during lunch and recess that would leave students distracted or distressed. But, bringing yoga and other mindfulness tools into her classroom - along with rewards like treats from her grant-funded smoothie machine - has made a big difference for Janaya's students and her own wellbeing. In this episode, she shares more about her experiences, the supports she's received to make these initiatives possible, and the messages she's sharing with other educators across Ohio and on a national stage.SEE FOR YOURSELF | Click here to watch a short video featuring photos of Janaya Fosters' students doing yoga in their school.GRANT SUPPORT | Janaya was able to get yoga mats for her classroom and other mindfulness resources through a Columbus Education Association mini-grant. She also was able to buy her class their smoothie machine with grant funding from Donors Choose. For more information about some of the other grants that are available through OEA, listen to our previous Public Education Matters episode with OEA Secretary-Treasurer Rob McFee: Your Dues Dollars at Work: What you need to know about OEA's Local Affiliate GrantsSUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to listen on Spotify so you don't miss a thing. You can also find Public Education Matters on many other platforms. Click here for some of those links so you can listen anywhere. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by clicking here.Featured Public Education Matters guest:Janaya Foster, Columbus Education Association member Janaya Foster is a 2nd grade teachers at Berwick Elementary in Columbus City Schools, where she serves as a Columbus Education Association senior faculty representative for her building. She also serves as an Ohio's New Educators (ONE) Member...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qLU1HXpO0BWjHZ9wsRqLDb3niD3HIo0pJs38nc-jHtg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3NTcwLzE2OTEw/ODIxNjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}