1. In addition to ELA home learning:  students in my phys. Ed. 6, 8 & 5:  take time in your day to practice yoga stretching and be active while still following social distancing/self-isolation.  Dust off your old Wii machines…walk your pet…practice the plank.  Yoga programs and poses can be found on the internet if you have access.  Try to remember those we did in class.  Also take some time to meditate.  There are many short mindful videos on You Tube.  Take time to empty your mind, concentrate on your breathing and relax your body- even if only for 5 minutes a day.  Challenge yourself…record your increases in your plank time,  your Wii bowling top score or how long you can be mindful!

I couldn’t find my original meditation videos used in class, so I tried to find ones that were similar (picturing a beach scene-visual, breathing and being present-clearing mind & awareness of your body/mind.  These are just suggested sites, explore others on you tube to find one you like!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX9PUQcdQ2U: guided meditation/female voice/beach sounds 13 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihwcw_ofuME : guided breathing/female voice/3 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shR8DLyOkcg  : guided “being present”/female voice/5 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psyExnCkcXU : this one is a teen grounding exercise that lasts 20 minutes.  I found this one is best when you have more time and after the shorter ones may get old. (female voice) Better for end of day…before bedtime.

Poses from class: standing pigeon, warrior (there are variations), child, chair, corpse, tree, cobra, downward dog, mountain, easy, plank…have I forgotten any?  Please remember to never stretch too far – it should never hurt…remember to breathe and there is no pose called child corpse.