Plainville, CT: YOGA for middle school students; to "reduce stress levels and help manage emotions"

Dec 5, 2017, Hartford (CT) Courant: Middle School of Plainville Students Practice Yoga and Mindfulness Strategies in the Classroom http://www.courant.com/community/plainville/hc-ugc-article-middle-school-of-plainville-students-practice-2017-12-05-story.html After attending a professional development workshop recently held at the Middle School of Plainville entitled "Yoga and Mindfulness Strategies for the Classroom" facilitated by Middle School staff members Robyn Levesque and Kim Rodriguez, fellow faculty members Melanie Olmstead and Cindy Birdsall began implementing strategies from the workshop in their seventh grade Health classes. The main student goal in utilizing these strategies is to reduce stress levels and help manage emotions. Olmstead and Birdsall will eventually introduce these strategies to students in all grade levels at the Middle School