Kyla Calvert, Morning Edition (NPR.org); Wisdom Quarterly
Yoga mudras or hand gestures (mysticalbellydance.net) |
Chakra (Subtle Energy Center) System (Amy Fox) |
During first period at Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School in
Encinitas, California, Kristen McCloskey leads about two dozen third-graders
through some familiar yoga poses.
"All right, so let's do our
opening Sequence A," she says, instructing the kids. "Everyone take a
big inhale, lift those arms up. Look up."
At the end of the
half-hour class, 8-year-old Jacob Hagen says he feels energized and
ready for the rest of the day. "Because you get to stretch out, and it's
good to be the first class because it wakes you up," he says.
Kids in Downward Dog (Kyla Calvert/NPR) |
Schools
across the country are focusing more on teaching students to make
healthy choices; Encinitas Superintendent Tim Baird says yoga is just
one element of the district's physical education curriculum.
"We
also have a nutrition program," he says. "We also have a life-skills
program where kids learn about perseverance and responsibility." LISTEN
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