The Wellness Initiative delivers complete
wellness programs to elementary, middle and high school students through
schools in Colorado. Our programs teach yoga, along with nutrition and
stress reduction, to students and teachers alike, with the goal of enhancing
schools' holistic cultures.
Did You Know:
• Yoga is a powerful system for helping children stay
• focused, centered and peaceful
which, in turn, helps
• them concentrate better, learn more and gain
• physical and mental health throughout
their lives.
• "Yoga breaks" in the classroom help kids refocus,
• prepare for a test, and manage their emotions.
• Experts estimate that anywhere between 10-15% of
• all children and adolescents have
symptoms of a
• mental health disorder severe enough to
cause some
• level of impairment. These conditions can
include:
• depression, substance abuse, stress, anxiety
• disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder and
• eating disorders.
• The combined prevalence of anxiety disorders is
• higher than that
of all other mental disorders of
• childhood and adolescence. The one
year
• prevalence in 9-17 aged children is 13%.
• Use of psychotropic medication for children and
• youth has increased
sharply with more than $1 Billion
• spent in 1998 for these medications.
Stimulants and
• antidepressants account for about 2/3 of the bill.
• In the US today, more than 9 million children are
• overweight. The
majority of these kids — as many as
• 80% — will become
obese adults, and will be at
• higher risk for some of today's deadliest
diseases:
• heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
• Poor nutrition decreases cognitive functioning and
• performance in
the areas of language, concentration
• and attention.
• Wellness Initiative programs are practical, low cost
• and preventative
medicine. We promote and teach
• mental, emotional and physical health
through
• experience and connection!