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Citizen Yoga instructors, practitioners discuss outdoor classes and practicing in a pandemic

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Courtesy of Lindsey YoakumLindsey Yoakum stretches during an outside yoga class

“Yoga has saved me,” is a common expression stated by yoga teachers and practitioners alike. “I’m a different person [because of it],” said Daniel Johnson, yoga practitioner. “I have this whole thread of joy that I never had before.”

Due to COVID-19 shutting down exercise facilities such as gyms and yoga studios, there is now a greater demand for different methods of exercise. That is why Citizen Yoga has curated alternative ways for yoga practitioners to enjoy an hour’s worth of peace and quiet with their Zoom classes and new, free outdoor yoga at Grand Circus Park in Detroit. The summer classes began June 21 and take place every Sunday at 7 p.m. through Aug.

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Environment

State parks lure visitors with free sports, classes

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By SARA MATTHEWS
Capital News Service
LANSING —
If you want to know if that latest fitness trend lives up to the hype, you can find out for free in Michigan’s state parks. They’re offering more than just trail running. Beginner kayaking, windsurfing, and even stand-up paddle boarding – what the Wall Street Journal recently referred to as the “fitness rage of the summer” – are just a few of the classes in Recreation 101. The program is designed to get people into state parks. Local outfitters volunteer their expertise and gear in beginner classes that also include archery, disc golf and orienteering.

Education

Environmental education combats `nature deficit disorder’ among children

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By SAM INGLOT
Capital News Service
LANSING — By the age of 5, the average child will have watched as many hours of television as the classroom time it takes to earn a college degree. “In essence, a 5-year-old has the equivalent of a college degree in television watching,” said Tom Occhipinti, the environmental education coordinator for the Department of Environmental Quality. “The youngest generation today is not getting outdoors at all. They’ve got too much indoors to keep them busy.”
Occhipinti’s program produces environment-related teaching materials for schools across the state. Television, computers and video games keep young people inside at an unhealthy rate, Occhipinti said.