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Excerpt from amgreatness.com
Some schools in the United States have begun introducing various forms of “meditation” in their classes, including such techniques as yoga, in an alleged effort to help students improve their mental health.
As reported by ABC News, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has endorsed such tactics being used in schools as a means of combating the lingering effects of the Chinese Coronavirus pandemic, which disproportionately affected schools and significantly stunted childrens’ growth and education across the country.
“We know that our teenagers and adolescents have really strained in their mental health,” said CDC Director Mandy Cohen. “There are real skills that we can give our teens to make sure that they are coping with some big emotions.”
The CDC claims that, in 2023, over one-third of all American students reported feeling “persistent sadness” and “hopelessness” in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic lockdowns and the subsequent disastrous impact on education. As such, the agency has recommended the implementation of “mindfulness practices” in order to deal with students’ emotional states.
