New Zealand school introduces yoga for kids to beat exam stress
November 10th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANIWellington, Nov 10 (ANI): A school in Stratford has devised a rather relaxing way to help students beat the stress during examsYoga.
St Mary’’s Diocesan School has combined the bendy yoga move, Upward facing dog with the tree pose, the prayer pose and the reverse swan dive that may help students to have calm, focused minds before upcoming exams.
The programme will be starting in all participating secondary schools on November 14, and will finish on December 3.
The school held the classes as part of its futures scheme, which focuses on giving students all-round skills that they can put to use after leaving school.
One student Yoga practitioner Daria Law, 16, said that she had “so much to do but not enough time” before her first of six exams on the November 14.
“I”m kind of on track, I”m doing as much study as possible,” Stuff.co.nz quoted her as saying.
After undergoing the Yoga program a stressed-out student said that it was “nice to relax for a little while.”
Janine Wilton-Daley, the school’’s sports co-ordinator, said that yoga provided the girls with a chance to “empty their minds”.
“You get very centred and can”t think of anything for the amount of time you”re in the pose. The only thing they are concentrating on is their breathing. They”ve been thrilled, really excited,” she said. (ANI)
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