Children who suffer from emotional and behavioral disorders need effective interventions and strategies that provide them with relief in stressful situations and help them self-regulate their behavior. Effective interventions for this population could result in a reduction in distractions (both on a personal level and within the classroom) and allow them to increase their learning time, thus optimizing their educational careers. A yoga intervention and related relaxation techniques can provide students with a natural, holistic approach to achieving these goals. Emotional and behavioral disorders manifest themselves from various sources. For some children, the core of these disorders is rooted in factors such as “family adversity…poverty, caregiving instability, maternal depression, family stress…marital discord…dysfunctional parenting patterns…abuse and neglect” (Fox, Dunlap & Cushing, 2002 , page 150). These factors are stressors that affect children both emotionally and behaviorally. Students' academic performance and success are hindered by such stressors once in school, which creates even more stress when they find themselves frustrated and incompetent. As a result, problem behaviors may occur that can be described as disruptive, impulsive, preoccupied, resistant to change, aggressive, intimidating, or dishonest. Such behaviors can also cause self-harm. Students who suffer from emotional and behavioral disorders can benefit from a variety of classroom accommodations that can help reduce the severity of their behaviors and/or reactions to external stimuli. Stress reduction is also extremely important for children suffering from emotional and behavioral disorders as it could help them to relax, which would help to decrease such… middle of paper support… avior and the transition to school. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 10(3), 149-157. doi:10.1177/10634266020100030301Peck, H.L., Kehle, T.J., Bray, M.A., & Theodore, L.A. (2005). Yoga as an intervention for children with attention problems. School Psychology Review, 34(3), 415-424. Powell, L., Gilchrist, M., & Stapley, J. (2008). Journey of self-discovery: Massage, yoga and relaxation intervention aimed at children with emotional and behavioral difficulties attending primary schools. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 23(4), 403-412. doi:10.1080/08856250802387398Stueck, M., & Gloeckner, N. (2005). Yoga for children in the mirror of science: spectrum of work and practical field of relaxation training with elements of yoga for children. Early Childhood Development and Care, 175(4), 371-377. doi:10.1080/0300443042000230537