MATERIALS:  

• One hollowed-out pumpkin
• Cooked spaghetti
• Gummy candy
• Fangs
• Cyclops eyes
• Scarves
• White 8.5 x 11 paper
• Markers the colors of the chakras
• Pencils
• Wet wipes
• Cotton balls
• Clothespins
• Cedar and lavender oil
• Green marker
• Music player and prepared music
• Blocks

SHORT DESCRIPTION/TOPIC 

This is a Halloween twist on a chakra lesson plan. Having knowledge about your chakras gives you a guide on how to interpret the experiences in your body. Listening to your body and directing your energy within in a conscience way so you feel safe, creative, empowered, loved, heard, connected and spiritual.

DISCUSSION POINTS

What are chakras? Why do we care about chakras? Where is each chakra located in the body. What are some things associated with each chakra (i.e.: color, sense, emotion, etc.)?

CONNECTING CIRCLE

Place a skeleton in the center of the circle.

Take a moment close your eyes and sit tall on your sit bones. Think about your spine. <Pause.> Take a look at the skeleton in the center of the circle. There are 33 bones in your spine and 5 sections. The cervical spine is your neck, thoracic is where the ribs attach to the spine, lumbar is lower back and sacral is where your spine attaches to your pelvis and then the tailbone region. When one of those bones becomes misaligned, we feel discomfort.

So, alignment of our spine is essential to our health. We have wheels of energy along our spine called chakras. Energy is what makes all things exist and move. Our body receives energy from the sun, food we eat and the air we breathe, and that energy is sent throughout the whole body. Our chakras are those places where that energy comes into the body and is then sent throughout the body. We want to keep these wheels of energy spinning and balanced so that you feel good, much like spinal alignment. Yoga poses can help keep our spines aligned and our chakras balanced. Awesome Anatomy

Name Game – Go around the circle, say your name and an adjective that is scary that begins with the same letter as your name: Howling Heather. Say all together after each child says their name. Laughing Language

POSES AS PATHWAYS/INTEGRATE THE ELEMENTS

Sunrise/Sunset – Sunlight is absorbed through our skin so we can produce Vitamin D, which in turn allows us to absorb calcium. Calcium strengthens our bones. Body Benefits

Polar Bear – Pull your hands around your face to make it dark. Darkness is scary. Your sight is limited, and you might hear things you wouldn’t hear during the day because the world is quiet. Our first chakra’s sense is smell. (Pass around a cotton ball held in a clothespin with cedar oil on it) The essence of our first chakra is meeting our basic needs; feeling stable and secure in our environment. Poses as Pathways

Volcano – We are going to be the moon rising. Make wide arms circles to draw the face of the full moon. Moonlight is sun reflected off the surface of the moon. Ecological Echoes

What comes out when the moon is full? WEREWOLVES!

Transformer Series (modified to become Werewolves) – Play Thriller by Michael Jackson. Howl at the moon. Laughing language, Musical Musings

Mountain – When our root chakra is balanced, we feel centered and grounded. “I am rooted to the Earth, I am Safe.” Affirmations, Poses as Pathways

Pelvic Bowling – Put your hands on either side of your hips and you can feel the ilium bones that make up your pelvis, which is like a bowl. These bones connect to your spine at the sacrum which is a large triangular bone that helps support the weight of our upper body. This is also where our second or sacral chakra is housed which enhances your ability to feel. When it is in alignment your creative energy flows. The color orange represents this chakra so let’s become pumpkins. Awesome Anatomy

Squat & Breath – Close your eyes and imagine yourself as an orange pumpkin. Make a scary mouth with fangs and everyone reveal their scary face at once by opening their eyes. Do the Darth Vader breath: Try to inhale/exhale through your nose even though your mouth is open. Use your tongue to stopper your teeth. Count to three on inhale, five on exhale. Quiet Quests

Rock ‘n Roll – Sing the following as you do the pose:

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate, 
the first one said, “oh my its getting late,”
the second one said, “there are witches in the air,”
the third one said, “but I don’t care,”
the fourth one said, “I’m ready for some fun,”
the fifth one said, “let’s run and run and run.”
Woo went the wind and out went the lights and
 the 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

A pumpkin is in the shape of our pelvis and where our guts are. If you are brave enough to reach inside without looking, there are some prizes.

Pass around a carved-out pumpkin that has “guts” (cooked spaghetti) inside. Within the guts, put in gummy organ shaped candy and eyeballs. Share this folktale:

There is an Irish folktale of how Jack-o-lanterns came to be a Halloween tradition. A man named Stingy Jack invited the devil to have a drink with him. But Jack being stingy didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the coin, and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form.

 Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for another 10 years. Soon after, Jack died.

As the legend goes, God wouldn’t allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by Jack’s trickery but keeping his word not to claim is soul, wouldn’t let Jack into Hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth ever since. The Irish refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern” which became simply Jack-o-Lantern. When the Irish brought the tradition to America, home of the pumpkin, they adopted this fruit for their carving activities. RCAWY

Row your Boat – Our navel chakra is our power center which fuels your will to act. Let’s hold hands in this pose as we work to recharge and reconnect with this energy center. Bridge of Diamonds

Electric Circle – Feel the energy that flows in your body. See if you can connect to your neighbors’ energy like an electric current that flows from one to another. Bridge of Diamonds

Electricity has transformed us into Frankenstein!

Ankle/Heel/Toe/Walking – Play Monster Mash. Try to walk with arms and legs straight like Frankenstein. Try to cross one leg over the other as you step sideways. Go in both directions. Brain Balance

 Warrior Series with Affirmations – When your navel chakra is balanced you feel confident and courageous in your decisions. Poses as Pathways

Opening My Wings (modified) – Our spine isn’t straight, it is curved like an S so it can better support the weight of your upper body. Convex is the shape of our cervical and lumbar areas and concave is the shape of our thoracic region We are going to make those two shapes with our back: stretch our chest muscles by opening our arms wide and arching back: then stretch the back muscles by bringing our arms to the front and rounding back. A good way to remember it, concave has the word cave in it and when you cave in, you cave inward. Math Medley, Laughing Language

Draw a heart with washable green marker on hands of child and dab some lavender oil in center. Our heart chakra fuels our ability to give and receive love. When we take our heads below our hearts we bathe our brain in oxygenated blood. Body Benefits

Did someone say BLOOD! (Put your fangs in for Dracula.)

Standing Partner Stretch – Make the shape of Dracula’s cape. When our heart chakra is open and balanced, you feel a deep sense of love, gratitude and connection to all beings, including yourself. Poses as Pathways, Bridge of Diamonds

Crow Pose – Dracula is transforming into a bat to fly away. This pose strengthens your arms and core. Body Benefits

Moo/Meow – We are going to Hiss (tongue behind two front teeth) like a mad black cats (Moo pose) and Purr (as you breath air out of your mouth, flutter your tongue against the roof of your mouth) like we are happy. (Meow pose) Laughing Language

Zig Zag Breathing – Our throat chakra is the energy center for sound and communication. Everyone wants to be heard. We make sounds in the front and back of our mouths. Poses as Pathways

Play with tongue twisters. Laughing Language

• If two big black cats could blow bubbles, how big of bubbles would big black cats blow.
• Ghostly ghouls gather gleefully to golf on ghostly green golf courses.

Put cyclops eyes on everyone’s forehead while lying down.

Juggling Scarves – Play Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. Musical Musings

Channel energy through our third eye chakra. This is our center for intuition and insight. Seeing and color represent this chakra. Give each child as a scarf and everyone will work together to keep the scarves in the air. It doesn’t matter whose scarf you rescue. We All Win

Keep an eye out so you don’t run into someone!

Eyes Around the Clock – These eye exercises will stimulate our Corpus Collosum, the connection between the two halves or hemispheres of our brain. Brain Balance, Body Benefits

Headstand (modified): From all fours position, put top of head on mat. Put arms in an “L” shape position. Place one knee at a time on triceps. If able, straighten legs to ceiling. 7^th chakra is at your crown and it’s your connection to your thoughts and your understanding of the world around you and how you fit into it. Poses as Pathways

Plough – The sky is starting to get light and we are close to the sun peaking over the Eastern horizon. It’s time to return to our coffins to rest.  Close your eyes and shut the lid.  Imagine what the inside of a coffin must be like. There is no light; no sound; the interior is soft, the bedding you are resting on is comfortable; take a sniff of your lavender, the smell can be calming.  Shutting out your senses can be calming on your nervous system. Body Benefits, Quiet Quests

Corpse Pose – Bring your awareness to the base of your spine, feel your tailbone and sacrum region on the mat. Feel the space between your lumbar region and the mat. Does it feel like you could drive a truck underneath your lower back or does it feel like only a bug could crawl under? <Pause> Feel your ribs expand into the mat as you inhale air into your lungs. <Pause> Press your shoulder blades into the mat and then relax. Let your cervical spine make a natural bridge between your collar bone and back of the skull. Quiet Quests

VISUAL VIGNETTES

Make Pop-up Cards (see pictures at end of lesson plan). Fold 8.5×11” paper in half. Refold top half edge to folded edge. Draw half circle along second edge, make upper half of a scary face (no mouth). Draw a pair of short legs and feet on paper so that it looks like half face and legs are attached. Unfold paper and draw other half of circle to complete face and draw a smile. Draw rest of the body. Make sure your shoulders are the width of your legs. Draw arms at sides.

Write I AM…. in bold lettering above the head. Put a dot that represents each color of chakra alongside the body. Don’t put the dots above or below the two folded seams. Write words alongside corresponding color: Red: Safe, Orange: Creative, Yellow: Strong, Green: Loved, Blue: Expressive, Indigo: Connected, Violet: Divine.

QUIET QUESTS

Squat & Breath – Imagine the color orange. Make a scary mouth with fangs. Try to inhale/exhale through your nose even though your mouth is open. Use your tongue to stopper your teeth. Count to three on inhale, five on exhale. (Quiet Quest)

Plough – The sky is starting to get light and we are close to the sun peaking over the Eastern horizon. It’s time to return to our coffins to rest.  Close your eyes and shut the lid.  Imagine what the inside of a coffin must be like. There is no light; no sound; the interior is soft, the bedding you are resting on is comfortable; take a sniff of your lavender, the smell can be calming. Quiet Quests

Corpse Pose – Bring your awareness to the base of your spine, feel your tailbone and sacrum region on the mat. Feel the space between your lumbar region and the mat. Does it feel like you could drive a truck underneath your lower back or does it feel like only a bug could crawl under? <Pause> Feel your ribs expand into the mat as you inhale air into your lungs. <Pause>Press your shoulder blades into the mat and then relax. Let your cervical spine make a natural bridge between your collar bone and back of the skull. Quiet Quests

CLOSING CIRCLE

We only have this one body to care for in our lifetime. Luckily, we have modern medicine to help us repair a broken bone, fix a tooth and make our eyesight better but the true way to stay healthy is by making healthy choices every day that keep you feeling at ease, peaceful and joyful.

Diamond Breath/Bridge of Diamonds

Share the following quote from Elizabeth Kubler-Ross:

People are like stain-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.

 

by Polly Packer

MATERIALS

• I am a Rainbow by Dolly Parton
• Paper and pens for Labyrinth drawing

SHORT DESCRIPTION/TOPIC

This class is based upon educating new yoga students about the Chakras, or energy centers within the body. This lesson’s basis is to encourage the good flow of energy in the body and to promote a healthy nervous and endocrine system. The endocrine system aids in the hormonal movement that determines personal physical and physiological development. A well-tuned nervous system tells your body instinctively when to be active (mentally and/or physically) and when to relax and take things slow. When our energies are balanced, our minds and bodies work together more harmoniously. The yoga postures that we’re going to do will help us balance our chakras, or, the seven energy centers. (Note: Chakras also connect with specific colors, sounds, glands, emotions and other elements).

DISCUSSION POINTS

In order to be our best selves, according to yoga philosophy, we should practice yoga asanas to help us balance our seven chakras, or energy centers.

CONNECTING CIRCLE

To begin, ring a bell. It takes the creation of positive energy moving through the system to benefit the mind. Do Corpse pose and have the students breath into each chakra.

1. Ground your foundations and steady yourself. Breath into your root chakra (pelvic floor).
2. Feel your emotions and honor yourself.
3. Charge your power and express yourself (solar plexus chakra – belly button area).
4. Explore your heart’s desire and guide yourself (heart chakra).
5. Truth is what you speak and tell yourself (throat chakra).
6. Wit is inner wisdom and your intuitive self (brow chakra).
7. Now, exist in the present moment and know yourself (crown chakra).
8. Breath into all of your energy centers and align your body with your best-self.

POSES AS PATHWAYS TO LEARNING

Warrior Series with Affirmations (Root chakra) – These poses give us a great connection to the earth, giving a strong foundation with the feet, with the root chakra located at the base of the spine in the pelvis. Body Benefits

Swinging Pretzel (2nd chakra) – In Latin, the word pretzel means “little gift.” What little gift do you know? Laughing language

Rocking Horse (3rd chakra) – Our solar plexus is located in our belly, this pose activates the fire in our belly. Awesome Anatomy

Dromedary Delight (4th chakra) – Dromedaries only have one hump – fat is stored there, not water. TheyThese poses give us a great connection to the earth, giving a strong foundation with the feet, with the root chakra located at the base of the spine in the pelvis. can survive for months without water, and can drink up to 35 G. of water at one time! Ecological Echoes

S is for Snake (5th chakra) – Play Indian music and teach the kids about Indian musical instruments (Saranei, Sitar, Tabla, Tambora, Tanpura). Musical Musings

Childs’ Pose (6th chakra) – Press the forehead to the earth and stimulate the 6th chakra, the energy center of inner wisdom. Awesome Anatomy

Headstand (7th chakra) – This pose relieves stress, increases focus, strengthens shoulders and arms and improves digestion. Body Benefits

READING COMES ALIVE WITH YOGA
I am a Rainbow by Dolly Parton

VISUAL VIGNETTES
Students create a labyrinth drawing as instructed in the link below:
http://www.peacefulendeavours.com/children.htm

QUIET QUEST

Chant the seed sound of each chakras as a class while visualizing their location in the body and imagine
how each is being strengthened by way of this exercise:
http://www.spiritvoyage.com/blog/index.php/7-kundalini-mantras-for-7-seven-chakras/

In addition, we could choose one of the guided visualizations found in the link from Dr. Chopra below:
http://www.chopra.com/ccl/how-to-get-kids-to-meditate

CLOSING(CIRCLE

Circle of Friendship Flowers

Electric Circle

MATERIALS

• Paper, pen or wipe board for scrambled pose
• Music player and prepared music
• Visual Vignettes supplies (paper with crayons, markers, pens, paints or water colors)

SHORT DESCRIPTION/TOPIC

We will learn about the Chakras, connect to our energy and the energy of each other, and do a special yoga practice to balance all 7 Chakras.

DISCUSSION POINTS

The 7 Chakras are the energy centers in our body in which energy flows through. Blocked energy in our 7 Chakras can often lead to illness, so it’s important to understand what each Chakra represents and what we can do to keep this energy flowing freely.

CONNECTING CIRCLE

Energy Circle – Our bodies are full of electricity. Join hands and feel the energy we share. Left palm up (moon side – receiver), right palm down (sun side – giver). Squeeze your neighbor’s hand when you feel the electricity to signal that the circuit has been made and the current is flowing. We are all connected. Bridge of Diamonds

POSES AS PATHWAYS/INTEGRATE THE ELEMENTS

Neck Stretches – Begin to warm up the neck and shoulder muscles and allow any tension to release. Quiet Quests

Sun Salutations – Follow the leader: In Sanskrit, sun salutations are called Surya Namaskara, and are a way to honor or salute the sun. Ancients viewed the sun as the visual representation of the Divine on the earth. Sun represents willpower, fame, vitality, courage, power and authority. Follow the leader and only do the pose once the person next to you does the pose, until it goes all the way around the circle. Then do the next pose in the salutation. Begin to move more quickly and flow with the salutation. We All Win

Ankle/Heel/Toe Walking – For those of you who play sports, foot strength and flexibility is imperative in sports performance. If your base (feet) is not strong and flexible, it compromises your whole body. Did you know that your foot contains a whopping 250,000 sweat glands which produce ½ a pint of moisture a day? – Awesome Anatomy

Root Chakra (Red – base of spine. Grounds you to the earth, helps you stand up for yourself, gives you strength, security, safety, independence: “I am safe.”)

• Child’s Pose – Imagine a giant zipper being unzipped on your back as you rest. Allow your body to completely relax and settle into the floor. Quiet Quests
• L is for Left – The left side of the brain emphasizes language, logic, numbers, and math. Affirm “I am smart, I am a good student, I can figure it out.” Affirmations

Sacral Chakra (Orange – low belly. Passion, what you desire – chocolate or veggies? How do you control your desires? “I make healthy choices.” )

• Peanut Butter and Jelly – Name the muscles as we touch them (Deltoids, Biceps, Triceps, Intercostals, Rectus Abdominus, Obliques, Quadriceps, Adductors, Abductors, Tibialis Anterior). Awesome Anatomy
• Bow and Arrow – The crossover movement of the ‘bow’ arm, in tandem with the ‘arrow’ leg, stimulates communication of the two hemispheres of the brain. Brain Balance

Solar Plexus (Yellow – center of belly. Our energy comes from the sun. Be proud and confident in your abilities. “I am proud of me. I can do it.”)

• Lizard – “Plank” pose is a great conditioning pose that uses all the muscles from our fingertips to our toes. Pull the belly button towards the spine to protect your back and feel your internal power. – Body Benefits
• Lizard Tongue – Make up fun tongue twisters and recite them as you take a lizard walk. “The leathery laughing lizard laid lethargically by the legendary large lake.” Laughing Language

Heart Chakra (Green – heart center. Be kind and caring to yourself and others. “I love myself and I share my love.”)

• Rocking Horse – The back of the body caves in and makes a concave shape. The front of the body pushes out and makes a convex shape. Deepen your concave and convex shapes as you rock. – Math Medley
• Up Uppity Doggie Up – Dogs have superior hearing and can hear four times the distance of humans. Their sense of smell can be 10,000 to 100,000 more acute than humans, and they have a special membrane in their eyes which enables them to see in the dark. This makes them super helpers for humans. Service dog are trained and know that when their harness is on, they are working – so don’t ever call or pet a working dog while harnessed. Once it comes off, they know it is time to play and receive some love! Ecological Echoes

Throat Chakra (Blue – throat. self control – faith – always being honest and truthful. “I always speak the truth when talking to myself and other.s”)

• Bridge – The world’s longest bridge is in China (Kunshan Grand Bridge). It opened in 2011 and spans 102.4 miles. The tallest bridge was built in 2004 in France (Millau Viaduct) and soars 343 meters above the ground – 19 meters (62 feet) taller than the Eiffel Tower. Poses as Pathways
• Plough – Stretches the shoulders and spine, reduces stress, calms the brain and helps with headaches, insomnia, and backaches. Body Benefits

Brow Chakra (Indigo – 3rd eye. Understanding yourself and your intuition. Your all-knowing knowledge. “I listen to my intuition.”)

• Eyes Around the Clock – This pose links all the parts of our brains. It stimulates the corpus callosum, the brain’s superhighway, which shuttles information back and forth. Brain Balance

Crown Chakra (Violet or white light – crown of head. Inspire your wisdom and understanding. “I am one with all the universe.”)

• Headstand – Going upside down can be scary. Try not to let fear get in your way. Handstand is just and upside down mountain pose – the hands are where the feet are and the feet where the head is. Tell yourself, “I can do it. I can do it.” Say it and believe it. Affirmations

Now let’s take all that positive energy we created and share it with a friend in some partner poses!

Sit and Twist – Partner poses are designed to help two people achieve greater mobility than either could alone. Twists help to tone your belly and keep our spines flexible. Body Benefits

Seesaw Triangle – Gently lean backward and allow your friend to lean forward and stretch. Listen to your friend and communicate to find how far they are comfortable bending. Once your edges are determined, seesaw back and forth. Bridge of Diamonds

Rib-Splitting Seated Triangle – While holding onto your friend’s hand and twisting, make eye contact with them and smile, maybe even wink! Bridge of Diamonds

Standing Partner Stretch – Discuss the concept of symmetry in this pose. Is your pose symmetrical? What variations of the pose can you do that will make the pose asymmetrical? Math Medley

Scrambled Poses – Have the students unscramble and perform the following pose: lorrel tscaoer (Roller Coaster) – Take turns riding at the front of the roller coaster. Follow the leader. Move together as one. Enjoy the ride! Laughing Language

Twist and Blow – The base of the spine is called the sacrum, the top of the head is called the cranium. This twisting pose stimulates the spine, the central nervous system and its control center, the brain. Brain Balance

Lemon Toes / Savasana – Introduce age appropriate relaxation music. Musical Musings

Chakra Guided Meditation, By Thy Grace, by Snatam Kaur

Breathe in for a count of three, breathe out for a count of three; close your eyes and look inside at the rainbow within you. Your breath is beginning to slow down as your body melts into the floor… Imagine you are walking down a beautiful path, you hear birds singing, see the colorful flowers, flowers of red, orange, yellow, blue, purple and white…you feel the trees breathing, creating oxygen for you. You can smell the fresh air after a rain shower and feel the cool breeze on your skin as clouds float through the sky. The clouds part, and the blue sky appears, the sun is shining and you see a rainbow…red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. You are lying under the rainbow, allowing its light to fill you with happiness. You are connected to all of life. You are the rainbow, too…

You are red – strong and safe.
You are orange – completely filled with happiness as all your desires are in perfect balance.
You are yellow – proud and confident.
You are green – kind and caring.
The blue in you is honest and truthful.
You are indigo and see yourself in the future happy and creative.
You are crystal white as you are one with all.

VISUAL VIGNETTES
On a piece of paper, color, draw or write about what surfaced during the guided relaxation.

CLOSING CIRCLE

NAMASTE

MATERIALS

• Music player and prepared music
• Pens & Paper
• White Board + Projector

SHORT DESCRIPTION/TOPIC

To discover the Chakra Energy Systems and how they affect our physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

DISCUSSION POINTS

Today, we are going to concentrate on learning about the chakras or the 7 energy centers. Each have an effect on our physical bodies and our emotions. We need all of our systems to run smoothly so the energy will be able to flow effectively throughout our bodies and enable to us to function better.

CONNECTING CIRCLE

Take 5 Breath

Show 10min Chakra cartoon (if time will allow)

http://www.themindawakened.com/2014/08/how-to-clean-your-chakras-explained-by.html

POSES AS PATHWAYS/INTEGRATE THE ELEMENTS

Visualize red at the base of the spine.

(1st chakra) Warrior Series with Affirmations

Crow – This pose is great to build up your strength & good for your core too! Did you know that crows eat everything (omnivores) from plants to mice. Does anyone know what plant only eaters are called? (Herbivores) Meat Eaters?(Carnivores) Body Benefits, Ecological Echoes

Visualize orange at sacral spine area. (2nd chakra)

Lunges

Teapot Triangle – This pose strengthens gluteus, abdominals, hamstrings, knees and ankles, while stretching the waist, hamstrings, hips, calves, shoulders, chest and spine. Triangle also improves circulation, digestion, stamina and stability. Body Benefits

Visualize bright yellow in the solar plexus region. (3rd chakra)

Row Your Boat / Bridge – Stretches the chest, neck and spine. Calms the brain, reduces stress. Stimulates the abdominal organs, lungs and thyroid. Improves digestion, reduces anxiety, fatigue, backache, headache and insomnia. Body Benefits

Visualize green at the heart center. (4th chakra)

S is for Snake

Dromedary Delight – This pose opens lungs, heart & chest while strengthening the back and kidneys. This pose also increases lung capacity. Our lungs are like sponges with millions of air channels which if unfolded would be the size of a tennis court allowing for an enormous surface to absorb oxygen. Body Benefits, Awesome Anatomy

Visualize the color blue at the throat. (5th chakra)

Bubble Fish

R is for Roar – The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5 miles) away! Lions in the wild live for around 12 years and rest for around 20 hours a day! This pose relieves tension in the chest and face, opens the throat, reduces bad breath, helps clear mucus and strengthens neck muscles. Ecological Echoes, Body Benefits

Visualize the color Indigo between the eyes. (6th chakra)

Child’s Pose 

Eyes Around the Clock – This pose stimulates your 3rd Eye Point & the corpus callosum, the brain’s superhighway shuttling information back & forth & linking all the parts of the brain like Spaghetti Junction. Exercises strengthens the eye muscles, helping them feel rested and alert. Brain Balance, Body Benefits

Visualize Violet light on the top of the head. (7th chakra)

Headstand

Diamond Breath/Bridge of Diamonds

QUIET QUESTS

Lie down on your back let your legs and feet relax… Turn the palms of your hands to face the sky… let your arms relax… Close your eyes, relax your face and your jaw… Breathe slowly and let your whole body relax completely. Note: You may do a reading here like Watchman and the Cave from Smartbright by Maureen Garth or one of your choice, or let the children enjoy silence. Teens love Savasana, so make sure to allow at least 5-10 minutes for this portion.

VISUAL VIGNETTES

On precut 5” cards ask the children to recreate their own Rainbow Affirmation Cards, which they can take home. Have the students laminate the cards once they are done (optional). Note: Share these fun facts while the students are making their cards: Rainbows are simply beautiful multicolored arcs of light in the sky. Rainbows occur when it’s both raining and the sun is shining simultaneously. To see a rainbow, you must stand with your back to the sun; otherwise it will not be visible. Our sun gives off light, which we see as ‘white light’. But in fact, it isn’t actually white at all, it is actually numerous different color wavelengths. The main colors it gives off are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. These colors are called the colors of the spectrum. This is often remembered by the mnemonic ‘Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain. Ecological Echoes

CLOSING CIRCLE

During the week, think about the Chakra’s we explored today & experiment: Wear a particular color one day & see if it makes you feel any different! If you are in a certain mood, concentrate on a certain color and see if you mood changes.