Day 2 Of Camp

I'm seriously loving this summer job. The kids are really great, and the other counselors that travel with them are enthusiastic and helpful. My yoga space is really nothing more than a glorified storage shed, but somehow it works. I love that the little ones give hugs when they leave, I love that if kids see me walking through camp they'll call out, "Hi Yoga Lady!", and I love that the 3 I had at the end of the day for electives wanted to do "squish ball" for me.


I'll explain.


At the end of any yoga class there is this wonderful resting time called Savasana (the Sanskrit term) or in English, Corpse Pose. I definitely think "savasana" has the better ring to it. Anyway, for the kids, instead of having them just lie there, we do something called Squish Ball. All it really entails is taking a giant exercise ball and rolling it over someone's back and then down again. It seems really simple, but the kids go nuts for it. Almost all of them have been saying that was their favorite part of yoga. And honestly, it does feel really good! It's kind of like a mini-massage. So when one little boy today chimed in, "now you should get squish ball because you're the teacher", I thought it was incredibly sweet. 


I honestly think during the school year we should implement Squish Ball into our classrooms. Not necessarily every day, but maybe after something stressful like a test or a presentation. I'm always trying to look for new ways to incorporate yoga into school. I really believe it's so important because kids get stressed just as much as adults, and as they get older they just get subjected to more and more pressures. It's good for them to learn tools to help at an early age.