Yogaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Once a month on Workout Wednesday, our students get out of the gymnasium and go to the wildcat commons where they perform yoga poses. The students learn simple to complex poses. Each of the poses maintains or improves one or more of the following: balance, muscular endurance, strength, flexibility, massaging of joints and muscle tone. At the end of each session, the students are lead through a guided relaxation exercise where they rest, relax and let the mind wander where it may. This exercise also improves focus and concentration. Some of the poses the students have practiced and become familiar with are tree, warrior I, II, and III, plank, boat, cat, mountain, triangle, slide, upward facing dog, downward facing dog, child and superman pose. Take a look at some of our 7th graders as they perform a few.
Here is a link that describes the myriad benefits of yoga.
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