A childbirth and parenting class in Champaign-Urbana focuses on using mindfulness and meditation to ease the pain of giving birth. The class is offered by Mindful Birth CU—a collaboration between two Carle hospital-trained midwives and University of Illinois psychology professor Heidemarie Laurent.
A new effort to get kids more active and in touch with their thoughts has come to Springfield's public school district - in the form of yoga classes. It could also have implications for how students are disciplined in the future.
On The 21st: Shefali Tsabary, a clinical psychologist and author of the new book, “The Awakened Family," joined us to talk about how the challenges of parenting can become an opportunity for spiritual awakening. And a new app gives science information about what you're flying over or driving by on your summer trips. Plus, West Nile virus makes an early appearance in Illinois this year.
