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Let’s Move…for Health, Behavior & Academics

Let’s Move…for Health, Behavior & Academics

The report from our good friend's preschool was disturbing.buy Glucophage generic bloinfobuy.com over the counter Naptime was creating behavior problems for her daughter, and the school was now considering sending her home each afternoon. We knew she wasn't much of a...

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Mindfulness Making a Difference

Mindfulness Making a Difference

As Lynea and I savor our experiences at last weekend's mindfulness and compassion conference in San Diego, we can't help but be amazed about how much this movement has grown in the last 15 years since we first started offering Yoga Calm in the public schools. And...

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A Nation of the Sleep-Deprived – & How to Turn Things Around

A Nation of the Sleep-Deprived – & How to Turn Things Around

“It’s time to get up and make pancakes, Grandpa!” It was 5:30 in the morning. Still, I thought it might be good to get up a little earlier than usual for my four year old granddaughter’s and my favorite ritual – though neither of us had got much sleep the night...

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Bullying & the Language of the Body

Bullying & the Language of the Body

A wonderful anecdote from senior yoga teacher Patricia Walden recently caught my eye in a post at Yoga Journal. She recalled a statement BKS Iyengar made to her when she struggled with depression: "If you open your armpits, you'll never get depressed." She was in her...

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Bones! (And 3 Tips to Help Your Kids Develop Healthy Ones)

Bones! (And 3 Tips to Help Your Kids Develop Healthy Ones)

One concept we explored a lot in our recent Yoga for Seniors courses is how yoga can improve bone health. That’s because exercise strengthens not only muscles but bones. A regular, properly designed program may in fact help prevent the falls and fall-related fractures...

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Less Screen-Time = Healthier Kids & More Family Fun!

Less Screen-Time = Healthier Kids & More Family Fun!

You hear a lot about the problems that come from kids spending too much time fixated on screens – obesity, poor and insufficient sleep, behavioral issues and all the rest. What you don’t hear so much is evidence of the benefits from guiding kids’ interactions with...

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