Boat Pose- Start a homework session with boat pose. It’s a challenging pose that requires strength and balance by engaging the core muscles. Sit on your bottom and lift both feet off the ground then both hands. Move your hands side to side like rowing a boat. Before the pose remember to speak out loud “I can do hard things!” and then hold the pose for a single verse of “Row Row Row your boat”. It will amp up and focus your child’s energy, setting them up with confidence to tackle all of their assignments!
Wish Candle- Hands come together at heart center while taking several deep breaths in and out. This pose is perfect for calming down emotions after homework mistakes or frustrations. After a full day in school, homework in general can be challenging because they are just tapped out! They want to rush and finish; rushing generally produces mistakes. Wish candle is a great practice to remind the child to slow down. It can also be used as a refocusing tool between subjects. After one assignment is complete practice a few breaths before diving into the next.
Lion Pose- Celebrate each achievement (completing a particularly tough question or finishing up all the assignments) and Roar out your success! Lion pose is so great for feeling empowered and confident. Sit on the heels of your feet and bring your hands up like lion claws. Stick your tongue out, take a deep breath, and ROAR the breath out. It’s loud and wild and a great way to celebrate getting all of that homework done. It’ll remind your child of how much they are capable of achieving!