Yoga and troubled youth are two terms that few people would put together. But the Denver (Colorado) Children's Home has, and it's getting great results.

"Thirteen-year-old Jatay Phillips had never tried yoga before. She's dealing with anger issues while at the Denver Children's Home. Phillips says yoga helps her control her temper. 'Yoga, it relaxes me and there's not so many things rushing through my mind,' said Phillips."

Chris Bradford, a 17-year-old former gang member, said yoga had helped him learn how to handle stress. Dr. Ann Bortz, a psychologist with the Denver Children's Home, said students in the home have been more relaxed, and facility has experienced fewer discipline problems, since the yoga program was started. Source: 9News

Mount Bachelor Academy, a private boarding school for troubled teens in Oregon, offers mindful meditation to support attention and executive function/brain development. Learn more at http://www.mtba.com/yoga.html.

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