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Yoga tries to calm Englewood streets through mindful practice
In Chicago's Englewood, Tameka Lawson leads I Grow Chicago yoga students on a sidewalk to reduce violence. A guard watches, as the program uses breathing and focus to help youths react calmly amid gang pressure and gunfire. The effort reflects a citywide rise in violence still tied to crime and gun seizures.
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Tameka Lawson
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Robbin Carroll
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Brendan Johnson