By Rachel Schleif
World Publishing
“Lincoln students take up yoga for WASL nerves
WENATCHEE – WASL testing kicked off Tuesday, and with it began a new kind of stress relief for elementary schoolkids: morning yoga.
A 10-year-old girl at Lincoln Elementary requested it. Her fourth-grade teacher Tina Nicpan-Brown couldn’t say no.
“For them it gives permission to just relax and not think about anything,” Nicpan-Brown said after yoga Tuesday. “They deal with a lot of pressure between home and school, so if there’s anything I can do to take that anxiety away, I will.”
Gym lights dimmed to a soft glow Tuesday morning. Babbling creek sounds and wooden flutes flowed from a stereo in the corner.Click here to read the rest of this article.
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