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Elementary school students beat the winter doldrums with yoga

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 02/19/09

Outside, the weather was chilly. But the gym at Severna Park Elementary was pleasantly warm for last Wednesday's after-school yoga class.

Sharon Lee Tegler – For The Capital Samantha Hanson begins to master the challenging flamingo pose while, to her right, Hana Duncan and Rachel Sobczak tuck their heads while balancing on one foot. The girls are learning yoga at Severna Park Elementary School.

Fourteen children carefully positioned their feet on colorful yoga mats. With eyes closed, they listened to the background music, relaxed and breathed in through their noses.

"Breathing is important because it brings oxygen to our muscles, tendons, and joints so we're able to stretch," said teacher Jessica Switzman. Beginning with centering exercises, she led the students through several simple postures. Each movement flowed fluidly into the next and, before long;...

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Can you also sign up and have one of the teachers teach "christian" exercise classes? The ones that focus on the mind and teach biblical truths to the mind? I would really love to see this sort of excersing and after school teaching offered to interested students and parents. Especially, if the PTA will sponsor this class, that would really be awesome.

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