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Inspired by the enormous success of the Take Breath DC campaign (www.takeabreathdc.org), we are launching a Take a Breath CA campaign to beat stress and promote a violence free California.
What: The Take a Breath CA campaign will be officially kicked off with the Yoga Empowerment Service Plus (YES+) course. YES+ is a highly acclaimed innovative and dynamic educational and life skills course full of fun processes and ancient techniques of yoga, breath and meditation. Students who take the course report higher grades, increased energy and improved interpersonal relationships.
Why: The Yoga Empowerment Service (YES+) program addresses the current issues of rising depression among college students including high levels of stress, suicide, and violence. Over the last 3 years, the YES+ workshop has reached thousands of students in top universities across the nation, including Stanford, Cornel, and Harvard, where students have reported increased energy, enhanced ability to juggle demanding academic and extracurricular schedules, and improved interpersonal relationships.
Most recently, media in Washington DC, such as the National Public Radio, the Washington Post, the Washington Times and local TV channels featured the success of the Take a Breath campaign there. Nearly 200 young people participated in a YES+ workshop that culminated with the biggest ever group meditation for peace event in front of the White House.
