A12 THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 13
What is Yoga?
In many parts of the country, team sports have been cancelled because
of the pandemic. In some places it is hard to play outside because of
COVID and/or the weather. But there is one sport you can do in your
own home. It’s yoga!
Can you pose like a dog? How
about a cat? Maybe a cobra or
a butterfly?
Yoga is an ancient form of fitness with poses that help
you stretch, relax and get stronger.
The Benefits of Yoga
Research shows yoga has many benefits. Use the code
to find out what these are.
These poses can be fun and
silly. They are also yoga
poses that are good
for you!
Sometimes we feel some really
big emotions. Anger, sadness or
even happiness make it hard to
calm down. Here are some fun
breathing games that help calm
those big emotions.
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Smelling Flowers
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Imagine you are smelling a
flower, breathing in deeply
through your nose and out
through your mouth.
Yoga can improve
Downward Facing Dog
Have you ever watched a dog when it
gets up from resting? It might do this
stretch which ancient yogis (people who
do yoga) discovered was a good stretch
for people, too.
1. Go to your hands
and knees and
breathe in deeply
through your
nose.
2. Exhale and
stretch your
legs and arms
so that your
bottom is up in
the air.
3. Push the ground firmly
with your hands. Stretch
your legs, bending and
straightening your
knees very carefully.
Stop if you feel any pain!
4. Return to your
hands and
knees.
Relax and
repeat.
Cat Pose
Move onto your hands and
knees. Take a deep breath in
through your nose. Round your
back and lower your chin to
your chest.
Exhale and lower your back
and raise your head.
Rest and repeat.
Yoga can improve
Bunny Breath
Just like a little bunny in the
garden, take three quick sniffs in
through your nose, and one long
exhale out through the mouth.
Yoga can reduce
Pigeon
Bring one leg in front of you
so your shin is parallel to
the top edge of a wall, draw
the other leg behind so your
knee is on the ground.
Yoga began in
India long ago.
Ancient statues
show figures in
various yoga
poses.
Your
back foot
can be flat
on the ground, or your toes
can be tucked under.
Snake Breath
Pretend to be a snake and hiss.
Inhale deeply through your nose
and blow out through your
mouth with a soft and low
hissing sound.
Bumblebee Breath
No one knows exactly when yoga began. It’s been around
for thousands of years. How yoga is practiced has changed over
time as different people in different places started doing it. But one
thing that people who practice different kinds of yoga agree on is
that yoga can improve health and well-being for people of all ages.
Sit comfortably and inhale
through your nose, keeping your
mouth closed. Next, with your
mouth still closed, make a
humming or buzzing noise (like
a bumblebee) as you exhale.
Cobra
No reason to be afraid of this
cobra! It is a great yoga pose
and stretch.
Hold That
Pose!
Lie down with your belly on the
ground.
Place your hands under your
shoulders and your
forehead on the ground.
Breathe in through your nose
and press your hands to the
ground while raising your head and
shoulders.
Exhale through your mouth and
teeth and hiss like a snake.
Lower your body back to the ground.
Relax and repeat.
Concentrate!
Yoga takes concentration. Look at the pictures below. Which
ones come from somewhere on this page?
Butterfly
Sit on the floor and bring the soles of your
feet together. Let your knees fall outward
so your legs look like butterfly wings.
BUTTERFLY
SHOULDERS
STRETCH
IMPROVE
BREATH
EXHALE
COBRA
RELAX
SNAKE
KNEES
YOGA
POSE
CHIN
TOES
DOG
Look through the
newspaper for a
photograph or
drawing of an
animal or person.
Copy the pose and
see how long you
can hold it. The
sports pages have
great challenging
poses.
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to
locate information.
Dragon Fire Breath
Place your fingers under your
chin, and as you inhale, raise
your elbows as high as you can
around your neck and face. On
the exhale, lower your elbows
back down.
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I M S E L A H X E C
E P R T O V A G O Y
V E Y O R U R B H E
This week’s word:
O B U T T E R F L Y
EXHALE
R R N X E A T A C K
The verb exhale means
to breathe out.
P E I A A K T C L N
M A H G H L A O H E
I T C P O S E N E E
S H O U L D E R S S
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Peter exhaled a long
breath when he heard he
had passed the test.
Try to use the word exhale
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Health News
Look through the newspaper for an article
about health. Read the article and then make a
list of things that the article says keep people
healthy.
ANSWER: It’s a chance for them to paws and reflect.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
What is your favorite sport or
exercise? Write a paragraph
describing why you like it.