Dr. Victor Carrión
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And it is not now, but many years ago, it was the number one murder capital in the U.S. It's also the place where Facebook is now. So, and Ikea, and there's people that bring some employment to the area, but also bring some other resources.
And it is not now, but many years ago, it was the number one murder capital in the U.S. It's also the place where Facebook is now. So, and Ikea, and there's people that bring some employment to the area, but also bring some other resources.
And it is not now, but many years ago, it was the number one murder capital in the U.S. It's also the place where Facebook is now. So, and Ikea, and there's people that bring some employment to the area, but also bring some other resources.
And, of course, there are wonderful families there. Of course. that support the kids. There's Ravenswood, which is also the other name for East Palo Alto, family health center, that really provides a lot of good resources to the area. And there's a good school district, but at this time it was missing counselors. So we had some presence there.
And, of course, there are wonderful families there. Of course. that support the kids. There's Ravenswood, which is also the other name for East Palo Alto, family health center, that really provides a lot of good resources to the area. And there's a good school district, but at this time it was missing counselors. So we had some presence there.
And, of course, there are wonderful families there. Of course. that support the kids. There's Ravenswood, which is also the other name for East Palo Alto, family health center, that really provides a lot of good resources to the area. And there's a good school district, but at this time it was missing counselors. So we had some presence there.
We decided to bring some of the things that we were learning in terms of yoga and in terms of mindfulness to two of the classrooms. At the end of about three months, I get called to the principal's office.
We decided to bring some of the things that we were learning in terms of yoga and in terms of mindfulness to two of the classrooms. At the end of about three months, I get called to the principal's office.
We decided to bring some of the things that we were learning in terms of yoga and in terms of mindfulness to two of the classrooms. At the end of about three months, I get called to the principal's office.
I have to go to the principal's office because the principal was interested in finding out what was going on in there because none of those kids in those classrooms had gone to her office in all that time. They hadn't gotten in trouble. They had not gotten in trouble. So I explained what it was and we decided to do, you know, a bigger scale study.
I have to go to the principal's office because the principal was interested in finding out what was going on in there because none of those kids in those classrooms had gone to her office in all that time. They hadn't gotten in trouble. They had not gotten in trouble. So I explained what it was and we decided to do, you know, a bigger scale study.
I have to go to the principal's office because the principal was interested in finding out what was going on in there because none of those kids in those classrooms had gone to her office in all that time. They hadn't gotten in trouble. They had not gotten in trouble. So I explained what it was and we decided to do, you know, a bigger scale study.
And eventually we partner with a group called Pure Power, purepowerinc.org, developing a yoga and mindfulness curriculum for students at schools.
And eventually we partner with a group called Pure Power, purepowerinc.org, developing a yoga and mindfulness curriculum for students at schools.
And eventually we partner with a group called Pure Power, purepowerinc.org, developing a yoga and mindfulness curriculum for students at schools.
At that time, we started bringing yoga instructors into the classroom, but we very quickly learned that the best approach to this would be to teach the teachers and have the teachers teach the students because the yoga instructors had no training on how to control a classroom. And the teachers did.
At that time, we started bringing yoga instructors into the classroom, but we very quickly learned that the best approach to this would be to teach the teachers and have the teachers teach the students because the yoga instructors had no training on how to control a classroom. And the teachers did.
At that time, we started bringing yoga instructors into the classroom, but we very quickly learned that the best approach to this would be to teach the teachers and have the teachers teach the students because the yoga instructors had no training on how to control a classroom. And the teachers did.
And some of these poses were so elemental that, you know, it was okay if they were not a yoga instructor. So anyway, we tested this curriculum and there was a piece about it in the news hour. I think it might still be there. And I get this...
And some of these poses were so elemental that, you know, it was okay if they were not a yoga instructor. So anyway, we tested this curriculum and there was a piece about it in the news hour. I think it might still be there. And I get this...