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...
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...
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...
Take a Stand for Children’s Health…Literally!

Take a Stand for Children’s Health…Literally!

At first glance, it’s a hard statistic to believe – that by the time they reach high school, 63% of kids are no longer physically active. But consider some of the barriers that either didn’t exist or were much less common for children just one or two generations ago:...
Childhood Obesity – Sleeping May Prevent Pounds

Childhood Obesity – Sleeping May Prevent Pounds

Sleep serves important biological functions, giving the body time and opportunity for a host of metabolic processes that just can’t be done while we’re conscious and actively using our bodies and minds. It also serves important cognitive processes, such as...
Child Health Week 2010: Reaffirming Commitment to Kids

Child Health Week 2010: Reaffirming Commitment to Kids

Those of you who have known us or the program for a while know that Yoga Calm was born out of real world, classroom need. At the time – right around the turn of the millennium – Lynea was working as a counselor in a rural Oregon elementary school, where, as we write...

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