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Let’s take a trip down Coventry Road for a moment, cross Scott Blvd, jump the tracks, and head over to Fernbank Elementary.

CNN.com’s Health Minute features an article and video highlighting the yoga lessons being taught to students over at Fernbank.

Two years ago, instructors from YogaKids came to the school to teach kids some basic yoga movements. Today, yoga is used not only in PE, but also as a learning tool in areas like mythology (from which many yoga poses take their names). Teachers report that yoga helps the students relax, resulting in better test scores and behavior.

Perhaps, in addition to Spanish, yoga should be a key component of Decatur’s charter school application.