Yoga Dragons

Yoga Dragons

Bobby jogged through the hallway to Kids Central. He was thinking about tonight’s basketball practice. “ Walk, please! ” a voice called. “ Hi, Ms. Folani, ” Bobby said. The principal was carrying something. “ What’s that?” “ It’s a surprise, ” Ms. Folani said as they entered the gym.

“ Miss Shelly invited me to join you at Kids Central. I’m going to share something I really love. ” She pulled out her yoga mat. “ Yoga! ” “ My mom and dad do yoga. ” Ethan closed his eyes and touched his thumb and index fingers together. “ Om, ” he chanted. “ Yoga?” Bobby groaned. “ That sounds boring. ”

“ Yeah. ” Jason nodded. “ I wanted to cook something today. ” Miss Shelly frowned at the boys. “ I’m sure we’re going to have a great time. Please grab a mat, everybody. ” “ First, we need to warm up our bodies, ” Ms. Folani said. “ Reach your arms up to the sky like you’re grabbing for clouds! ”

Bobby saw Ethan reaching high. He tried to reach higher. “ Ouch! That hurts, ” he said. “ Now swing your arms from side to side. Like a washing machine. ” Ms. Folani showed them. Izzie was swinging her arms fast. Bobby tried to swing faster. Suddenly he toppled over. “ That made me dizzy, ” he said.

Ms. Folani had a deck of colorful cards. “ These are yoga cards. You each pick one. Then you show us the pose on your card. ” Jason picked first. He looked at his card and sat on his mat. He lifted up his hips. “ I’m a crab. ” He walked backward on his hands and feet. “ Hey, this is fun! ”