This morning in PE, we had our second Yoga session. Before we began, we spoke about the importance of Yoga for our strength, flexibility, coordination and mental health.
We started with some calm breathing exercises which made us feel relaxed. We noticed how this breathing slowed down our heart rates and made us feel much more peaceful.
We then learnt some of the Yoga poses: Warrior I, Warrior II, Triangle, Dancer and Twisting Dragon. It was difficult at times to hold our balance but we discussed how we could help with this…
- engage your core
- slow, deep breaths
- fix your gaze at a point
After getting the hang of each pose, we put them together to make it flow. We moved from Warrior I into Warrior II and then down to Triangle. It took lots of control and patience to move fluidly from one pose to the another.
We ended the session with a guided meditation about our happy places. I was very impressed with the children’s focus and engagement.
Help at home: ask your child to show you the poses they learnt this week in Yoga.