Today was the second day of the two-week course on Yoga, Mindfulness, and Creativity! We practiced and learned new and old techniques, which we will continue to practice throughout the rest of the course.
In the Morning, we started with Dr. Beth Reese, who took us through a Yoga class consisting of performing a Sun Salutation and practicing Flow Yoga. Although it was challenging at some points, both of the techniques we learned are great for beginning yogis and are definitely something we can and will practice on our own.
Next, we practiced breathwork, led by Dr. Shivani Bhatia. We practiced the breaths we learned the day before and then were taught a new one: Bhramari. Bhramari is a humming breath, also known as Bee Breathing. This was my favorite breath we have learned so far, as doing it created a sense of relaxation in my brain. This breath is great for releasing all of the stress we have daily.
We had a short Tea/Snack break, during which we tried the teas we had and ate some of the snacks from yesterday's HEB run!
In the Afternoon, we started coloring in our mandala books. We were tasked with trying to finish our drawing today. This activity is very relaxing, as we have music playing, and it is very satisfying to color in the lines. This also gives us the ability to use different colors to express our thoughts in feelings.
Then we moved on to painting mandalas on rocks. First, we practiced on paper, watched multiple videos on how to make them, and got some inspiration for how we wanted to design ours. Students did multiple practices with different colors and tools until they felt ready to do it on their rock.
We then began reading our seminar books, "Mindful of Race" and "You Belong," for our seminar on Friday and next Wednesday and writing notes from the day in our journals. We finished the day off with some long-awaited sleep meditation. This is a class favorite and is a great way to end a long day of learning.
Stay tuned for more updates on our yoga, mindfulness, and creativity journey!
Here are all of the finished mandalas!
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