Greetings My Lovely Friends!  I hope you enjoyed the Victoria Day weekend with your families!  In this week’s videos, you will have opportunities to explore being active.  In the first video, you will play rhythms using body percussion.  That means using your body to make rhythmic sounds such as:  clapping your hands, snapping your fingers, patting your legs, stepping in place (or while traveling), clicking your tongue and so much more.  Of course, if you have an instrument at home, feel free to use that, or play a household or “found” object!  Remember to use a feather touch when tapping.  Being gentle is the key to creating beautiful sounds.

I invite you to use your IMAGINATION in the second video as I will be leading you through a guided meditation while listening to some classical music by French composer, Claude Debussy.  You’ll get to watch a series of animal poses on the picture cards as I describe how to move your body into these poses.  As with any yoga practice, it is very important to note that you should only hold a pose and feel a stretch that is COMFORTABLE for your body.  Do not push yourself to stretch too far.  If you feel pain or discomfort…then that’s definitely too far!  The beauty of yoga is not to compete with anyone else or to notice how far someone else is able to stretch, but to work with your own body’s ability and to do what is comfortable for you.  Remember to BREATHE calmly and steadily throughout each of the poses to gain the maximum amount of benefit to your muscles and to your mind.  Enjoy and Namaste!

As always, please feel free to leave me a comment in the box below or email me at:  Ravena.Berar@burnabyschools.ca with a picture of you doing a pose or playing body percussion and I will try to share those photos here.  Take great care of yourselves and I look forward to seeing you before too long!  Missing you all!!!

With love and light,

Ms. Berar