Teaching students healthy habits with yoga

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
HISD adopts yoga to help students
The yoga class started as part of a wellness program to combat obesity

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Fifth graders are Houston ISD's Oakforest Elementary School are learning more than reading and math. These days they're practicing yoga, as part of a wellness program intended to help combat obesity.

HISD received a $400,000 grant from the Sonima Foundation to help implement the program. Yoga will be the cornerstone. Administrators hope it will benefit students who don't participate in traditional sports.