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Posts Tagged ‘yoga’

Prescription for mindfulness: Non-profits and hospitals use new practices for healing

By Alexa Hornbeck | March 5, 2018

Since the 1970s, psychologists and neurologists have been studying what happens in the brains of meditating children and adults. Now, hospitals and non-profits like Kaiser Permanente and Mindful Life Project are turning to mindfulness and yoga training for it’s ability to heal.

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Yoga classes help Oakland High School athletes improve physical and mental health

By Max Levenson | September 25, 2013 | 1
Yoga instructor Rebecca Adams leads members of the OHS basketball team through a series of poses and stretches in her weekly class.

When Rebecca Adams started teaching yoga and mindfulness at Oakland High School last year, it was as a weekly class for the staff, funded by a Staff Wellness grant from the Oakland Unified School District.

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Club finds a new way to reduce stress: laughter yoga

By Richard Parks | December 28, 2010

Recent studies show that the amount and frequency of your chuckles are proportionally linked to stress levels and general well-being. Like the science but aren’t one of those who can chuckle on cue? You might want to join the Lifefire Laughter Club of Oakland.

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