Youth Yoga Project Bringing Mindfulness to Schools

“Getting kids to calm down and breathe can be the difference between them staying in the classroom and learning … or not,” says educator Julia Handel. “Learning to persevere when something is hard, becoming mindful with others around you, … these are skills kids learn on yoga mats. And they have fun!”
Her partner in the newly formed Youth Yoga Project, Lauren Greenspan, agrees.
“I have seen high school kids at the start of the school day practically ex