Gianna Schema 1

Schema 7:

This morning, I decided to try to do some yoga. I have very, very minimal experience with yoga. I did yoga once with Lexie Z. and our teacher in Gifted Seminar earlier this year, and I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. 

I know that at least some forms of yoga are meant to be a mind and body connection. With this ongoing quarantine, it has been a bit difficult to feel grounded. I thought that you might be a good way for me to get some physical activity/stretching in while also doing something that might be useful for my head. 

I found a 15-minute beginner yoga video on youtube. It started fairly easily. I felt as though I kept up well for the first half of the video. It felt surprisingly relaxing doing many of the positions. I felt like my body was stretching it very well. By the second half of the video, the positions got pretty complicated. Some of them were harder than I expected, but I managed. 

By the time I finished, I felt very relaxed. I felt awake, alert, and focused. It was a surprisingly really nice way to start my day. I felt like it cleared my mind and helped me complete my schoolwork. 

I didn't really expect to see myself appreciating it as much as I did. I've never been much of a "mind and body" thinker, but this was something new that I enjoyed trying. Yoga is something that I’m definitely going to consider trying again, and I think that others should give it a try as well!