YOGA ON BLUE TARP ON LAWN .
A SCENE FROM INSTINCTIVE SYNTHESIS
THREE DAYS OF PEACE AND QUIET
FINAL GROUP POSE .
YOGA CAMP PROVIDED RELAXING TIME AFTER A BUSY TERM
‘ I ’ m grateful for time in nature , and for three days of peace and quiet …’ ‘ Thanks to Grada , our yoga instructor , for challenging us with yoga poses and meditation …’ ‘ I appreciated learning about mindfulness and reflecting about ourselves ’.
These were messages from students in the Gratitude Circle on the final day of the Yoga Camp at Wesburn in the Yarra Ranges during September .
After a term of limbering up on Wednesday afternoons as part of the Year 10 Activities Program , 11 student yogis travelled to the native bushland of the Yarra Ranges to retreat for three days . While the camp was jam-packed with classes offering experiences in many different kinds of yoga and mindfulness , students gratefully said that the camp provided a good relaxation time at the end of the term .
With many professional athletes , including some leading AFL clubs , adding yoga and mindfulness to their training regimes these days , the benefits are evident . Yoga can improve flexibility , strength , balance , and stamina . Many people who practice yoga say that it reduces anxiety and stress , and improves mental clarity .
Yoga is offered as part of the Year 10 Activities Program at Scotch during Terms 1 , 2 , 3 , with a camp at the end of Term 3 . Scotch staff on the camp were Dr Brandon Tilley and Bu / Mrs Melody-Fleur Watterson . The additional external yoga instructors were Connie , Grada , Stev and Julia .
MELODY-FLEUR WATTERSON – SENIOR SUBJECT TEACHER OF INDONESIAN ; TEACHER -IN-CHARGE , YOGA
INSTINCTIVE
SYNTHESIS – A SHORT PLAY ABOUT YOUTH INCARCERATION
YEAR 11 DRAMA STUDENTS ’ SENSITIVE APPROACH TO A COMPLEX ISSUE
During Immersion week at the end of Term 3 , boys in the Social Justice Drama group rehearsed and performed their play , Instinctive Synthesis – a short play about youth incarceration – to a small but appreciative audience . We congratulate all of the boys involved for their commitment , empathy and creativity in their approach to this complex issue . As part of the Immersion Program this year , boys were able to speak with prisoners , judges and advocates about the issues impacting young people in jail . With the support of the ‘ Worth a Second Chance ’ campaign at Jesuit Social Services and their ‘ Just Voices ’ program , we were able to develop a short play which bought together the research and powerful stories of those who have been part of the youth justice system in Australia .
The Social Justice Drama students were Year 11 boys Ned Cox , Zain Al-Shamma , Ben Dallalana , Edmund Lai and Henry Heyburn . The Instinctive Synthesis performers were Ned Cox , Zain Al-Shamma , Ben Dallalana , Edmund Lai and Patrick Phillips . Supporting Staff were Ophelia Hopkins , Adam Somes and Jamie Lane .
OPHELIA HOPKINS – DRAMA TEACHER
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