Students Voices
Mindful Minutes wrote a grant through United Way Dubuque to receive funding so all of West Dubuque High Schools could get Yoga in their School. Here is what they had to say.
Growth & Takeaways
Yoga Practice Growth
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“Feeling stronger and believing in myself”
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“I feel a lot more calmer and it’s just something that I needed this year.”
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“I feel more flexible”
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“I have grown in my flexibility”
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“I have grown through poses and through how to take better care of myself.”
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“I feel stronger and more flexible”
Emotional Growth
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“I think and feel happy & positive”
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“I have grown to recognize my feelings a lot more.”
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“That I need to pay attention to my feelings”
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“That my negative thoughts are normal and that it is okay to feel that way”
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“I have learned I can think, reflect, and talk about what I am feeling.”
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“I learned that all emotions are okay. There are no good or bad ones.”
Biggest Takeaway from Unit 1
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“To love myself and believe in myself”
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“Learning to be more gentle with myself.”
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“Feeling and acting on your emotions is what is best for you”
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“To pay attention to your emotions and that all emotions are okay to have”
Favorite Lesson
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Emotions Lesson
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Core Beliefs
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Positive Self-Talk - “When we made our own personal mantra because it wawa nice and a good thing to remember” (True North)
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Body Awareness “because it reflects on the way emotions feel physically”
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Core Beliefs
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Emotional Awareness “because I got the most out of it”
What is helpful outside of yoga time?
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“To be aware of how I feel”
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“Handling my emotions”
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“That it is okay to not be okay”
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“Going to poses when I need a break to think about my thoughts and feelings”
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“Emotional Awareness”