What an awesome Monday! Today, Mrs. Merten's class had to run the mile in P.E. What better way to stretch and relax before a race than to take a yoga class! All students who wanted to participate, assembled in the gym and took part in a yoga set to prepare their minds and bodies. A total of 41 students took part in this class. It sure was fun leading such a large class, and it was certainly made easier by the fact that everyone wanted to be there! We tuned in with Shakta and Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, which loosely means, "I awaken the wise teacher inside me." Then we did some warm up exercises and began our set. In order to be seen, I put my yoga mat on the reading table and led the set from this perch. Emily and Mike were my assistants and helped everyone with the exercises. After our set, we had a peaceful relaxation time and short meditation. We closed with Shakta and Long Time Sun. Mrs. Perry, our PE teacher, said that everyone was totally relaxed and ran very well. Several students were able to shave seconds off from their previous times. Yoga is the way to go! Thanks to Mrs. Merten for all of the great photos. Thanks too to Mrs. Perry for letting us use the gym mats, and the gym ,for our class. We'll be doing this set again on Wednesday when it is our turn to run the mile. I'm sure Mrs. Merten's class will join us to help us stretch, relax and to provide encouragement and support for us, just like we did for them.
Great job everyone!
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