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Rainy walk raises awareness for poor Bleimer Fuentes and his daughter Ellie, 3, participating in the Friends of the Poor Walk, an event organized by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Long Island, at Cedar Creek Park. The event was to help raise money and awareness for people living in poverty. Continue reading on page 4.
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Yoga instructor teaches kids patience, expression By REI WOLFSOHN Correspondent
When Jennifer Vizina greets the children in her Yoga Story Adventures class at Wantagh Public Library, she sings a song for each one: “Is Sophie here today? Is Sophie here today? Jump up and down and all around. Sophie is here today.” “(Vizina) is fabulous,” said Diana Vacarro, whose child, Connor, attends the yoga class. “We’ve been going since the beginning of the spring. She’s nice and mellow but still gets them to learn things while being mellow.” Vizina started teaching yoga to children more
than 10 years ago, and for more than five years, she has been running story adventures at the Wantagh library, instructing kids between 3 and 5 on Fridays at 1 p.m. and yoga play for kindergarteners through fifth graders on Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. Parents said Vizina, whose company is called Blue Buffalo Yoga, is great with their kids, and they appreciate what their children are learning. Yoga Story Adventures starts out with a short mindfulness and yoga session, before Vizina even gets to the book. She then reminds the children what yoga is all about: being strong, being kind, and stretching and knowing their body CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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