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DAIS Primary Read Aloud Project Yoga and Student

Well-being

Yog is a potential tool for children to deal with stress
and regulate themselves. It provides training of
mind and body to bring emotional balance.
During online times, we learnt various eye exercises
like looking out of the window and focusing on an
object or cupping our palms and placing them on
our eyes. These tough times really tested us and
when the 2nd wave was announced, we felt like
covid was here to stay forever, but the relaxation
activities like blowing hard on paper to improve our
breathing or picking up chickpeas from one bowl
and placing it in the other with a straw or even
The theme this year was 'Gratitude', a feeling we all making bubbles with a straw in water, kept us calm during these periods of worry. Posture is an important part of Yog, especizally during
the lockdown period when, everyone was spending so much time in front of their screens. We also learnt the correct posture while sitting
have experienced often in the last few months.
in front of our laptops. Pranayama is another way to take care of well-being. Amidst online school we learnt pranayama which would
Our goal this year was to instil in our students, bring our focus right back. Life throws challenges at us every step of the way, but one thing we cannot forget is to smile. We practised
important social skills, and to create a culture smiling since that was the best way we could continue to be hopeful and happy.
of kindness in the classroom, the community, We cannot always control what is going on outside but we can control what is going on inside. Yog will help us. - Samika Khanna, 6B
and beyond. Our parent volunteers picked
out appropriate stories to read to the children;
stories that would develop their thoughts to have a deeper Yoga in the Classroom
understanding to make real world connections and foster
multiple perspectives.

De-stress through Yoga

Bow Down

Hug Your Self Saying
I Love Myself
Grade 11 Yoga workshop IBDP Grade 11 Economics Debate

for stress management
The Econ Department held a live inter-class debate on a real-world issue of high
social, economic, and political gravity— Whether sanitary napkins should be
This is the fourth consecutive year that DAIS made free by the Indian government? Students showed enthusiasm in their
In All Humility organised the Yoga workshop for the entire grade well-articulated arguments that were backed by strong economic rationale and
11 students. Volunteers from Isha Yoga centre statistical evidence. It helped students to delve deeper into the issue and gain a
offered this workshop through Microsoft Teams. nuanced understanding of concepts they learn in class.
The volunteers explained the advantages of Yoga
in dealing with Covid and stress management. The
workshop started with calming music followed by
various breathing techniques and yogic exercises.
Stretch Out Thank God Rise
Reflection - The yogic techniques taught to me
have helped me a lot. I practise them daily which
helps me remain calm and stress free during the
entire day. It has also allowed me to improve my
concentration and now I am able to focus in
classes and on other tasks for greater time periods.
The session was very engaging, and the students
enjoyed being part of this session.

- Siddhaarth Golia, Grade 11, IBDP.
Face The Twists and Turns of Life Confidently Face the World Maintaining Your Calm

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