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Change to Chill teaches ways to reduce stress

Middle school and high school students from the Centennial School District and other Twin Cities districts gathered at Centennial Middle School to learn Change to Chill techniques that teachers can incorporate into their classes. Videos were taken this day and

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Teen stress levels addressed with new initiative

CIRCLE PINES — Centennial High School is launching an initiative next year designed to help their students cope with stress. The program is titled L.E.A.P.: Lunch, Energize, Achieve and Participate. The program will increase the daily 20 minutes students are

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‘Chiller Challenge’ reminds Andover students to stress less

Andover High School students and others across the state of Minnesota are taking the “Chiller Challenge” to de-stress. The challenge, launched by Allina Health last year, aims to help adolescents find balance in their lives, according to Karen Manikowski, project

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Change to Chill inspires Andover High tech students

[CTN News, March 11, 2016] Today’s teenagers are feeling stressed out. That according to a 2014 nationwide survey, which said more than 25 percent of teens experienced extreme stress. But there is hope for those looking to stress less. Allina Health

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Fox 9 morning news: Health Powered Kids and Change to Chill

[KMSP Fox 9, Oct. 8, 2015] No parent wants to see their child stressed out, or to be stressed out themselves. Stress makes family life challenging for everyone. It’s impossible to shelter our families from all stress, though. Some stress is

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Prioritize Your Well-Being: Teen Mental Health Online Resources

Between balancing school, maintaining a social life and living at home, life as a teenager can be overwhelming. If you, a loved one, or one of your students is looking to add mindfulness into their daily routine or is in

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Teaching Others How to Chill

Step 1: Check In Ask participants to say which activity or suggestion from the website they have tried since your last meeting. Ask them to describe what they did and what it felt like. Step 2: Teach Out Teach Outs

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Super Sleep

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Life Balance

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