Some staff from SAMI (Science and Math Insitute) visited us today! We showed them around and answered their questions and they sat in on the freshman class. They participated in our relaxation exercises which really helped calm everyone down! :-) Then we talked about why plant-based foods are so good for us, especially those with more odor,flavor, and color. It's because the way they work in nature is how they work in your body! They keep away disease and bad stuff in nature because of their strong odor/color and they do that in your body too! Cool,huh?
The sophomores discussed self-awareness and understanding how our actions affect others. We talked about reflecting inward when something is not right with another person. Figure out if you are responsible for the negativity coming towards you. . .or not! We practiced this by talking about how it affects students when some one is hecka noisy during our quiet relaxation time. This led to the noisy culprits asking to be excused during quiet time. Yes! Way to take responsiblity! Hopefully next year they can actually stay in the classroom and sit quietly. Baby steps. . .
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Catching Up
I haven't blogged in about a month! Sorry. I have been a bit overwhelmed. Slowly, I am getting organized and my efficiency is kicking in.
In CLASS we have been working with Dr. Phyllis Bales on relaxation techniques. She has taught us how to "ground," how to "run energy" through our bodies, and how to "pull our auras in." What we've learned is the power of the imagination to calm ourselves. Some of this has been difficult for some of the kids to get. But today it seemed we had some breakthroughs with the freshmen who appear to be understanding how to calm themselves and are actually using the practice in their lives outside of class.
The sophs are such a bizarre class with really loud kids and really quiet kids and not too many in the middle. Some of the sophs are simply disruptive during our quiet relaxation time which is highly annoying to the rest of us. Next time I think I will ask the noisy ones to step outside so the rest of us can relax.
In CLASS we have been working with Dr. Phyllis Bales on relaxation techniques. She has taught us how to "ground," how to "run energy" through our bodies, and how to "pull our auras in." What we've learned is the power of the imagination to calm ourselves. Some of this has been difficult for some of the kids to get. But today it seemed we had some breakthroughs with the freshmen who appear to be understanding how to calm themselves and are actually using the practice in their lives outside of class.
The sophs are such a bizarre class with really loud kids and really quiet kids and not too many in the middle. Some of the sophs are simply disruptive during our quiet relaxation time which is highly annoying to the rest of us. Next time I think I will ask the noisy ones to step outside so the rest of us can relax.
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