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| Tropical Forest with Apes and Snake by Henri Rousseau |
During this class we took our first yogic adventure into the rainforest! It was such a huge journey we made sure to warm up our bodies before it began. We traveled to the heart of the rainforest in our kayaks in
boat pose while singing "Row, Row Row Your Boat". We hit some pretty rough waters, and actually navigated our way down a waterfall! From there we saw many different animals and connected the ideas of animals and plants to the movement of our bodies. I think my favorite part of the journey was either becoming a great Kapok Tree (
tree pose) or seeing a poison arrow frog (downward facing frog)!
When we safely made it back to our classroom at TIS, we looked at the artwork of
Henri Rousseau. Rousseau was a self-taught artist who lived in Paris in the late 1800's. Although Rousseau never traveled to the rainforest, he learned about the plants and animals through exploring the many botanical gardens and zoos Paris had to offer.
The students had the chance to draw a horizon line that will become an image inspired by Rousseau and the rainforest. On the back of the artworks each child drew the imaginary bird he or she become in order to fly out of the rainforest and return to the classroom. I'm looking forward to seeing these colorful, interesting birds make an appearance in the childrens' finished pieces of art.
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| The Equatorial Jungle by Henri Rousseau |
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| Apes in the Orange Grove by Henri Rousseau |
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| Surprise by Henri Rousseau |
