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Chicago, IL - WELLNESS CLASS gets NEW JUICE in CHICAGO

NEW TRIER High School, Winnetka, Illinois YES! Pilot Course, January- February, 2006 

The Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES!) Pilot Program was held for four weeks from January to February 2006, with about 60 junior-year student volunteers. The students were divided into three sections and met during the school day in place of their Kinetic Wellness class. Evaluations were administered immediately following the program. Student responses were remarkably consistent, reporting reductions in stress and an increase in calmness. Students agreed that they gained a valuable life skill as well as a deeper understanding of themselves and their place in the world.  

“It was exciting, eye-opening, helpful, fun, relaxing. It helps you re-evaluate purpose in life and explains how everything is related to the mind. This course really, without a  doubt changed my life in a positive way, (improved my life). I found it extremely helpful and so relevant to everyday life that it is for everybody, and I mean everybody!!!!!!” 

“This course to me was amazing. Because it is a different way to view life and has really changed me. Easier to go to sleep, Communication and focus, better grades in last month, helped me to calm down for presentations and sports, easier to pay attention in class.” 

“I thought it was a very positive experience. I was able to apply the skills I learned in my life and I learned a lot about myself as a person. The breathing helped me concentrate better on what I was studying. I think it’s a useful set of skills and it gave me a different perspective on life.” 

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