A Wedding in a Barn

Today's the day! You awake with joy. (Big stretch and sigh)
First you have to get dressed. (Pull on pants and shirt for boys, or dress for girls)
You drive to the barn to get ready. (Extend hands and pretend to turn wheel)
You arrive at the tall barn. (Hands vertical)
You stoop to enter the small door. (Bend over and walk forward)
Inside are tall supports. (Hands vertical)
And a sloping ceiling. (Hands down at an angle)
You can peek out the other side and see the Appalachian landscape. (Hands form outline of the hills)
You hear a horse neighing below you. (Rag doll and neigh)
The room is draped in lights. (Swirly hands)
And the big moment comes when you exchange rings. (Draw a circle with each hand)
Be careful not to drop in through the cracks in the floor! (Hands up in a surprise and "Oh No!")
Now it's off to the reception. (Hands from behind to in front)
What a beautiful day.  (Sigh)

Life Relaxation #3 - A Day at the Zoo

National Zoo Lovers Day

Today is National Zoo (Make a Z with arms) Lovers (Make a heart shape in the sky) Day!

To celebrate (Wave arms in the sky to show excitement) we are going to the zoo!

We arrive at the Philadelphia Zoo (Draw P in the air) and enter.

As we walk around (make walking motion), we see the elephant eating peanuts (Make a trunk with arms and move it into the air), the polar bear swimming in the pool (Swim), the lions stretched out lazily in the sun (Stretch up and out), and the sloths hanging in the tree (Ragdoll). As you walk past the monkeys swinging from the vines (reach for the different vines) you laugh at how silly they are (belly laugh). By the time the day is over, you are tired (Stretch and yawn). So you leave the zoo. On the way out, you decide to ride the zoo balloon (Draw and hot air balloon in air). You get in and go up in the air, where you can see (hand over eyes and look from left to right) the entire zoo and animals. It is so relaxing (sigh). What a great day at the zoo!

Life Relaxation Exercise #3: MoMA

Life Relaxation Exercise: MoMA

Today, you take a big bus (Motion a big bus) to NYC to visit the MoMA (Draw “MoMA” in the air).

You are so excited (raise your hands and call “Woo Hoo!”).

 You walk (walking motion) toward the big painting Picasso (Make a large “Painting Motion”).

 Next, you walk downstairs (Walk) to visit the old French costumes (Brush your clothes).

You even see a see a large jousting knight on your way out (Jousting Motion).

You drop your wallet on the way to the gift shop and you cry “Oh No!” (Cry “Oh No”).

You pick up your (Pick up your wallet), and

give some money the cashier (Hand out your money)

to buy a big bag (Motion a big bag) of souvenirs before you leave. 

Life Relaxation Exercise - Summit's Got Talent

Summit's Got Talent is going to be great! (Call Great)
We will have dancers, (Spin like a ballerina)
YoYo artists who toss their yoyos high into the air, (Reach up)
Bands who overtake the stage, (Hands horizontal)
And singers who project their voices, (Hands out from mouth)
Dress rehearsal had some hick ups (Call Oh No!)
So I'm very tired. (rag doll)
Brewing a nice cup of coffee will help. (hold arm as if you have a mug)
I love it when coffee steams (snakelike motion up)
It feels cozy and warm (hug your self)
Before the caffeine sets in you feel very satisfied (sigh)

Life Relaxation Exercise: Amusement Park

Life Relaxation Exercise

Today, you skip school to drive with your friends to your favourite amusement park (Driving Motion).

You run past the turnstile to be the first people on line for the new roller coaster (Run).

You buckle your seatbelts (fasten seatbelts).

As the roller coaster starts to move, you raise your hands in the air (Raise your hands).

The ride moves to the left (sway your hands to the left).

The ride moves to the right (move hands to the right).

You are about to approach a steep slope (motion “steep”), and in your excitement, cry “Oh No!” (cry “Oh no!.)

The ride comes to a stop (push hands forward) and you let out a sigh (sigh).

Then you run back to your friends (run), and get back on line. 

Life Relaxation Exercise - April Fools

April Fools

You wake up in the morning and start getting ready for the day (stretch like you do when waking up).
Today is Friday (make and F in the air with both hands).
All the faculty, staff, and students are exhausted (slump over like a rag doll).
Dr. Lytle decided to be nice to the school and cancel all classes today to allow all students to have some rest (Draw and X in the air with hands).
This made all the students, faculty, and staff excited (say YAHOO!).
Dr. Lytle also decided to throw a party to encourage the school to get through the rest of the semester (move arms through air in random motions and directions).
So, at 7 pm (Draw a 7 in the air with arms), be ready to have fun and party hard!
It is going to be such a fun day (draw a happy face)!
Then you realize that it is April 1 (Draw a #1 in the air)
And everything is a joke because it is April Fools Day (give a deep belly laugh).
So, you sigh and finish getting ready for your day of classes (sigh).

Life Relaxation: One World Trade Center

One World Trade Center

Is the tallest building in NYC (Hands Vertical)

You are shot up at 35 mph (crouch and launch up)

You can look down at the tiny people below (Rag doll and spin hands)

From the top you can see the Empire State Building (Hands Vertical)

You can see the Brooklyn Bridge (Hands Horizontal)

You can see the Chrysler Building with its Stainless Steel Cap (Hands up to form the shape)

You can look out and see Manhattan Below you (Rag Doll)

You can look out and see Brooklyn (Point to the front left)

You can look out and see Queens (Point to side left)

You can even see the Statue of Liberty holding her torch high (Lift right hand high)

And you can see the curvature of the earth (hands form horizon)

And you feel so happy you sigh