Students at this Spokane elementary school find peace of mind by stretching their bodies [spokesman.com]

Alicia Doktor 2/27/1912:00 PM

Take a deep breath and consider this: Perhaps the most innovative pilot program at Spokane Public Schools is commanded by a captain who tells his audience to reach for the sky.

He also wears a flower in his hair and speaks passionately about the power of yoga. This is no ordinary captain.

“My whole mission is friendship,” Captain Pat said after a mindfulness class last week with fourth-graders at Regal Elementary. “Yoga is pure friendship, loving and befriending yourself.”

[For more on this story by Jim Allen, go to http://www.spokesman.com/stori...tary-school-find-pe/]

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