In the morning the first thing we did was our yoga. We practiced different poses that stretched our legs/knees.
After we did yoga we went into our breathing exercises with Dr. Shivani Bhatia and we did a breath called "Anulong Violon" also known as alternate breathing. It helps promote even breathing out of both nostrils and helps your neurons communicate better. You put your right hand's thumb on your right nostril and your index and middle finger on your third eye, which is in the middle of your forehead and your ring finger goes on your left nostril. You breathe in on one side and then exhale on the other.
It was also Dr. Shivani's birthday so we had a cake and a small celebration.
After that, we had Mr. Warren come, and he showed us some poses and breathing to do with the poses. We learned that the poses are made to warm you and calm you down. He taught us about Ayurveda and how it is a practice of life. he then took out some oils that he had brought for us and he showed us how to massage our feet. He showed us the places to massage our feet and which parts they affected. 
After lunch we practiced making sand mandalas which are made to help your focus and are a usually circular or close to being a circle. We practiced making 2 different kinds of sand manadlas. 
After we did this, we took a 15-minute break, and when we came back, we were reading books. We had 3 minutes to read each book. That way, we could look at all of them and then get 10 minutes to read our favorite one.
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