Balance poses creates calmness, focus, and concentration and can easily be incorporated into the classroom. To begin, stand in mountain pose and stare straight ahead. Take a few deep breaths and lift your right leg and place it on your left leg for tree pose. Hold the balance posture for a couple breaths and then return to mountain pose. Repeat on the other side. Notice if one leg is easier to balance on than the other.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Monday, March 21, 2016
Count Down to Calm
A simple breathing exercise that can be done sitting or standing. Count down to calm is useful in calming the body and mind from nervous or stressful energy. To begin sit or stand tall in mountain pose. You can keep the eyes open or you may close them. Inhale for 5 seconds and exhale for 5 seconds trying to even out the breath in and breath out. You can tap your fingers on your leg to keep the even count of 5. Complete as few as 3 rounds or as many as you need to feel calm and relaxed.
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