Mountain pose: for confident teachers

During last class, we had the opportunity to practice the Mountain Pose. The idea was to make us feel more grounded, strong and confident so that we could really use our space in the classroom and consequently be more effective (and happy) teachers.

I found this image online that explains the pose really well. Besides, in the original post, the author explains how this pose works as the foundation for many other poses in yoga so it is definitely worth reading.

Now, is this a resource for healthy teachers or for healthy students? I'd say both. On the one hand, it is great for us as pre-service teachers (and any teacher, really) because we tend to feel a tad insecure when facing 35+ students, right? but on the other hand, confidence is not something that schools are addressing right now in Chile. That's why I'm sure that this could also be super helpful for our students to develop more confidence and more awareness of their own body.

More information here

I also found this variation of the pose together with some other yoga poses for children. I don't really know much about yoga so hopefully once I've done some research, I'll write more about yoga for children. 

I think this image would make a nice classroom poster, maybe I'll include something like this in my final practicum.