[WATCH]: Reading Writing and Mindfulness - Bringing Yoga into the Classroom

It's no secret that obesity rates in Canada are soaring. With more than half of the adult population overweight or obese, the increase in the average Canadian's weight is clearly hitting epidemic proportions. And, as it turns out, the kids aren't alright either. Recent statistics from the Childhood Obesity Foundation reveals that childhood obesity rates have nearly tripled in the last 25 years, meaning that 26% of our children are currently at an unhealthy weight—not to mention at risk of a future full of health and wellness complications. The following video, which captures the panel presentation, "Bringing Yoga into Schools," presented at Yoga Festival Toronto 2010, demonstrates how integrating yoga into a school board's

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