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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, April 7, 2003: Yoga, a popular household word across the U.S. is now popping up in early childhood education. Head Start, a federal preschool program designed to give low-income children a better chance in elementary school, has now adopted yoga at a center in Baltimore. More than 400 children have participated in the program at the Meade Village Head Start Center. Children enter the classroom greeting each other with a traditional namaste. By using storytelling and songs, the children are led through breathing exercises and yoga poses. “They have stress in their life too. I want them to respect each other. I want them to see that everyone has a light that shines within them. “Oliver also recalls, “One little girl, after a session, said to me, ‘I feel beautiful’. I think she just didn’t know how to put into words that she was relaxed.”