Classroom Yoga

Blogger is having some difficulty with its gadgets, so I will post the new quote here.  The students were asked to create a super hero and to describe their hero's super powers.  Nick's superhero helps others by 'breathing it all away."  Simply wonderful. :) It's great to know that we all have this superpower, isn't it? :) :)

Rise and Shine Yoga

Great set this week!  We learned some cool new poses and had fun playing the name game.  We relaxed with the new gong and it was INCREDIBLE!! Everyone loved "getting gonged!"  Several students have told me that they are using some of the breathing exercises at home or when feeling nervous and anxious.  Young people have an uncanny way of just absorbing all of the positive energy and possibilities that yoga offers.  I am blessed to be a part of their yoga journey.

Rise and Shine Yoga

Rise and shine yoga is off to a great start.  We have several returning yogis and some new yogis joining us.  There was so much great energy and excitement for a Monday morning, and it lasted the entire day. We are all looking forward to another great class this Monday.  We may just use the new gong!

Classroom Yogis

Four days of school, four new poses, and we learned how to breathe!! Much more to come with classroom yoga.  Taking time during the day for yoga breaks and the children love it!! It is going to be a good year. :)

Young Yogis

In honor of National Teacher's Day, Kyle wrote this poem for me, combining two things I love, yoga and poetry.  Thanks, Kyle!!

Yoga rocks.
Opens your mind.
Gongs can sooth.
Awesome for boys and girls!

Rise and Shine Yoga

Week 6 was all about waking up both sides of our brain and getting both the right and left hemispheres to work together.  We warmed up with several "cross crawl," exercises and took a field trip to get the yoga balls from the health classroom.  We spent a few minutes bouncing on the balls to get the sillies out and then we were able to do some serious yoga work.  I've never seen Kate smile so much!! Check out the videos of us using the balls.  I was amazed at the number of people who wanted to have their faces "smushed!"  EVERYONE commented on how relaxing the ball rolling/deep pressure exercise was.  We started our week with good positive energy.

Warmups

Relaxing with the ball

Deep Pressure

   

Rise and Shine Yoga

Sophie and Mae in "Double Dog."

We've been having lots of fun the last few weeks at yoga club.  We have done partner yoga, the train game and this week we even did a set inspired by Opening Day of baseball season. Everyone gave the "Double Dog," pose a try.  It was exciting to see everyone focus and give it a shot.  No one said, "I can't."  We sure did a lot of laughing which was good for our soul.  We have learned much about breathing, tried different poses, participated in meditations and played cooperative games!  Everyone is so relaxed when they head out to class after yoga on Monday mornings.  It's wonderful to hear so many students  tell me that they have been using yoga breathing and yoga strategies during the MCAS testing. Yoga is a life long gift that you give to yourself-great job yogis!