WEBVTT 00:00.333 --> 00:02.300 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 00:02.333 --> 00:06.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Erin Reed: Exhale, hands to heart'’s center. 00:06.766 --> 00:12.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Stay here, just for a moment, to set your intention for class. 00:12.733 --> 00:15.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Christina: Erin Reed began teaching yoga at an Elk Grove 00:15.200 --> 00:16.866 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% high school a few years ago. 00:16.900 --> 00:20.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% When the pandemic hit, she knew it was more important than ever 00:20.833 --> 00:23.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to figure out a way to continue the classes. 00:23.766 --> 00:26.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Erin: You are stronger than you think you are, stay in it and 00:26.600 --> 00:32.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% breathe use your breath to keep you settled and focused. 00:32.500 --> 00:35.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Christina: Adapting her classes to Zoom was a new challenge that 00:35.933 --> 00:38.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% she says made her feel like a first-year teacher 00:38.366 --> 00:40.566 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% all over again. 00:40.600 --> 00:44.433 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% But both Erin and her students have risen to the challenge... 00:44.466 --> 00:48.000 align:left position:15% line:77% size:75% and say they'’re grateful for the physical - and mental - outlet. 00:48.033 --> 00:50.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Erin: There's two goals in this class. 00:50.500 --> 00:53.400 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% One is to leave feeling better than you came in. 00:53.433 --> 00:55.000 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% And two is to be successful. 00:55.033 --> 01:00.566 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% So I really try to make it about like them having a space to 01:00.600 --> 01:03.200 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75% really just feel good about themselves. 01:03.233 --> 01:06.200 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75%   And to work through any problems that they have. 01:06.233 --> 01:10.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Christina: The classes are a mix of power yoga, stretching, sleep 01:10.500 --> 01:13.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% techniques, mindfulness and meditation. 01:13.733 --> 01:16.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Erin: Just coming into a slight smile. 01:18.866 --> 01:23.666 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Just again as a signal to your body that everything is okay. 01:23.700 --> 01:27.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Christina: It'’s during this meditation part of the class 01:27.233 --> 01:31.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that Erin Reed encourages her students to take time for their 01:31.233 --> 01:32.433 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% mental health. 01:32.466 --> 01:34.433 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Erin: And that's something I talk about a lot in class, which 01:34.466 --> 01:37.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% is just like, we're all going through different things. 01:37.733 --> 01:41.066 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Everybody's having a different experience, and maybe a 01:41.100 --> 01:42.966 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% hardship. 01:43.000 --> 01:47.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And so also letting them know, like you're not alone. 01:47.266 --> 01:49.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Christina: Shivnel says he learned a motto in yoga class 01:49.600 --> 01:54.666 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that hit home...everything is temporary, even this pandemic. 01:54.700 --> 01:58.333 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% Shivnel: I've just been feeling a lot of anxiety with like 01:58.366 --> 02:04.266 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% Coronavirus and like the situation we are in right now, 02:04.300 --> 02:08.533 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70%   So I think that being able to, um, attend something like yoga, 02:08.566 --> 02:12.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% where you see people, maybe not in real life, but on Zoom, it 02:12.900 --> 02:15.366 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% really helps you have that social interaction that you 02:15.400 --> 02:18.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% would not have because of the pandemic. 02:18.866 --> 02:22.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And also I really like her, um, the meditation aspects of her 02:22.900 --> 02:27.600 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% class, it really helps me stay grounded and just keep myself 02:27.633 --> 02:29.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% free from anxiety as much as I can. 02:29.800 --> 02:32.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Christina: Other students say they'’re relieved to have an 02:32.533 --> 02:36.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% opportunity to step away from their screens for 55 minutes 02:36.400 --> 02:37.766 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% every day. 02:37.800 --> 02:40.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% They'’re allowed to keep their cameras off during the exercise, 02:40.533 --> 02:43.600 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% but reassure their teacher... .they are reaping the benefits. 02:43.633 --> 02:46.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Hailey: The poses that I learned how to do, I was actually 02:46.833 --> 02:48.600 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% surprised at how flexible I really am. 02:48.633 --> 02:50.500 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Cause I honestly never knew. 02:50.533 --> 02:54.166 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% like when we're doing our sun salutations or like our warrior 02:54.200 --> 02:57.000 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% poses, I'm like, whoa, I can do that. 02:57.033 --> 02:59.500 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5%   And it just surprises me what I can do. 02:59.533 --> 03:02.666 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% Diamond: In class, like being able to move my body and like 03:02.700 --> 03:05.133 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% breathe and meditate like helps a lot. 03:05.166 --> 03:08.966 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65%   And like, I'm always thinking about like all this stress and 03:09.000 --> 03:10.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% like things that I have to do. 03:10.266 --> 03:13.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Miss Reed teaches us how to like sit with our thoughts, not like, 03:13.600 --> 03:17.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% um, just focus on running away from our problems. 03:17.833 --> 03:19.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Like it's better to face them and sit with them. 03:20.000 --> 03:23.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Christina: Yoga and meditation are just a few of the ways 03:23.400 --> 03:26.333 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% schools in California are addressing the mental health 03:26.366 --> 03:30.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% challenges faced by students -- and teachers alike.