Rufus (my dog) has had his second day at school last week where his day starts in our crew Hahn morning session.
Rufus enjoyed this weeks session as he got to have a chilled half hour in a dimly lit room relaxing before the onslaught of admirers through out the day.
Not only did Rufus get to enjoy a relaxing session but that was the aim of the session for all of Hahn. We spent the session doing a mindfulness body scan which took 18 mins listening to a recording where instruction is given on how to relax each part of the body from your toe to the tip of your head. This may sound easy but it takes practice to teach your body to recognise how each finger feels, what the difference is between a relaxed or tense Knee or to focus in on the muscles in your arms.
Some students found this beneficial, emotional In some cases, however others found it difficult to concentrate and be still for the duration of the task. Again this is something that comes with practice.
I believe if we can learn some anti stress and anxiety management skills now before our lives become overloaded with pressures we will hopefully be better equipped to deal with them.
Crew Hahn had a great week and were rewarded with a trip to McDonalds for a drink / breakfast on Friday morning. Well, it didn’t turn out to be as I imagined as the Covid restrictions caused a few problems so we ended up standing outside in the cold for a while, however a warm hot chocolate and a sausage and egg McMuffin helped. I was too cold to think about taking a photo of us all but will next time!