But there are, she says, surprising moments of calm. Yoga works in tandem with sports and, at least at this age, isn't competitive and helps give kids a sense of self. At Monkey Do!

Peg Oliveira leads the new non-profit 108 Monkeys (explanation to follow) that seeks to make yoga’s gospel of mindfulness more accessible to kids in the schools and other under-stress populations, ...

Six-year-old Wren Mader of Alton does the “cobra” pose during Saturday’s Kids Yoga class in Alton. In addition to physical fitness, the classes are designed to help kids learn how to handle ...

Eleven kids sat on yoga mats with one leg straight behind them, and the other bent in toward their body.

What do you get when you cross red-light-green-light with tree pose? Mindful Monkey, the new kids’ yoga studio at 72 Merchants Row in Rutland.