Newsroom

August 2005

Miami, FL

"Over the course of the past school year, students from the third, fourth and fifth grades participated in the ART Excel program, and participants’ parents reported significant benefits in stress-reduction, behaviors and attitudes. Teachers supported this program, allowing students to leave class early in order to attend the stress-reduction workshops and observed discernable changes in the classroom.

Most importantly, students who participated expressed an improved self-image and an increased ability to focus and relax. The breathing techniques equipped students to release stress and control levels of anxiety – thus giving them a healthy sense of power at a time when children may often feel out of control. Changes were also expressed in terms of how students relate to one another and approach problems.

The additional yoga practice gave participants yet another tool to feel more aware and connected. The bond created between the students and the teacher gave the children a strong adult role model to whom they could relate and trust."
Melissa Weinberg, Victim Services, Miami Beach, Florida

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