Saturday, March 26, 2011

"something to help relieve their stress"

"I thought it was going to be really boring," said Fortey, a 12-year-old sixth-grader. "But, it turns out it was really fun." 
Now, Fortey plans to use some of the breathing techniques and stretches she learned during yesterday's workshop when she takes the math portion of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam in May. 
"It lets you relax and relieves all the stress," she said. 
Fortey and 21 other members of the fitness club gathered in the school's gym to learn yoga for an hour after school. The program was funded by a $1,500 grant from the Hockomock Area YMCA and Stop & Shop. 
Students sat on mats arranged in a circle in the middle of the gym while yoga instructor Meagan Krasner taught them to take long, slow breaths that use all parts of their lungs. 
"This has a real scientific reason behind it," said Krasner. "It helps to slow your nervous system down."

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1664571752/Stress-test-Franklin-students-learn-to-relax-with-yoga-before-MCAS#ixzz1HhUtMu5D

Mrs Williams, a 4th grade teacher at the Kennedy School also has a yoga program.
http://kidskeepingup.blogspot.com/2011/03/rise-and-shine-yoga_21.html




Franklin, MA

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