Lesson 23: Back bending Poses and Making Choices: Action vs. Reaction

Back bends are poses that help us let go of feelings, release toxins in the body, and also develop flexibility in the spine, and spinal health. Some Poses that are in the back bend family are:

• cobra
• bow
  
• camel
• bridge
• wheel
• fish

Making Choices
Do you have choices all the time? Do you make choices or does it seem like you are on automatic? Feelings may cause us to react to a situation before we think about it, rather than thinking things through and taking the action that really represents us and our values. There is a decision making process that we can go through to make good choices for ourselves, but first lets see how we might make choices in a few example situations.

Journal Entry #23 : Choices, What action would you choose to take?
What choices would you make in these situations? How would you communicate with the other person involved?
1. Your friend is having a problem and wants to talk to you about it. You are also behind on a math project.
2.You are angry with your parents and you want to tell them. You also want them to let you sleep over at your best friends house.
3.You disagree with a grade that you received from a teacher.