How to deal with the sudden will to kill yourself when you open your agenda ?

Hello everyone,

This article is *I hope* here to help you doing your homework in proper conditions, without looking at the clock every two minutes, without thinking about your bed which seems sooo reassurant *HE'S NOT*, without the sudden need to check messenger, instagram, snapchat, youtube and all the other things that YOU KNOW WON'T HELP YOUR MOTIVATION !
So, if like me you need to listen to music to study *because otherwise it's too boring*, but you have to face reality and know that you spend more time singing than working : here is a good alternative : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SviKTr2wyA

This is the moment when you ask yourself "What the hell is she saying?". But actually, I tried this a few times and that is something I really adopted. It is strange how this type of music (I've never listened to classic before) helps you to consider time differently. Indeed, listening to a good Bach's composition helps your brain to be more focused on what you are doing and to stop counting the minutes you are spending on your essay or on your maths exercices. Moreover, because this way you are working quickly, you even have the time and the energy to do the 2 grammar exercices that your LV2's teacher gave you for tomorrow and that you are soooo tempted to ignore. Yes, this the miracle of classical music.

However, even if having a good music is essential to study, classical music doesn't prevent from the incapacity to sleep after 3 long hours of concentration. It is effectively hard to relax right after homeworks, even thought it is essential because you don't want to reduce your sleeping number of hours, knowing that they already are not enough. A solution could be to install the application on your phone called "head space". This is a meditation app which can help to relax and to bring "space" to your mind before going to bed in order to facilitate your appointment with Morpheus.

I hope this article brings you other solutions to study than planning your death or your sudden illness. I hope you'll all be able to try at least one of these. 

Be yourself,

Amma

Yoga in English is back

Hey Charlie,
I know you're starting to feel stressed and tired. How about you come to the first yoga session of the year organized by the Apeevim.
We (because I'm clearly planning on coming)  are meeting during the lunch break in DS1 on Wednesday, November 22nd .
More details from the Apeevim will be forthcoming, so watch your emails.
To finish on a very practical (if not very zen-like note, be quick to react, there's a limited number of partuicipants and it's a first-come, first-served basis.
See you soon!
Mrs. C.
ps: After a few classes, I of course fully expect you to be able to list the 13 reasons to start practising yoga. 😉

Goodnight

 

BAC

Oh I forgot to ask..
Is there any way we can retake the exam
if we don't have enough points for the BAC ?

BAC

So I was wondering...

If I fail my BAC, 

can I come back in the OIB next year ?

Please, 

A desperate student, 

the night before the exam

Meditation a.k.a the key to success

One of the first things I like to share when I meet new people are the perks of meditation.

I had an Epiphany today, I was thinking about what I could post as my first article and suddenly meditation came to my mind. It is however very odd that I haven’t thought about it before because it is something that has been a part of my routine for now almost a year and talk about all the time to my friends to get them to give it a try. 

(PSA: if you participated to the yoga class, the feeling when we layed down and focused on our breathing is the same kind of "flying" feeling there is with meditation hehe)

Meditation helps you relief stress, clear and calm your mind, find balance and inner peace within yourself. It increases your creativity, productivity, intuition and overall happiness and well-being. I also improves focus, your sleep and even your metabolism.

Fun fact: meditation reduce aging and boosts your immune system.

There is so many benefits whether it is mental, physical, spiritual or emotional. It doesn’t take much effort. Being in a period of exam I think everybody needs it!

Before sharing with you some tips and more information on meditation, I wanted to share with you some of my experiences and why I started meditating regularly.

My first time meditating was completely out of curiosity, I had before heard so much about it and how it really helps our minds. In that period I was very unhappy and stressed so I thought I should try. I started off with some guided meditation of fifteen to fifteen minutes a day and it really changed my life. I sound like I’m exaggerating but it did help me a lot, I wasn’t so tense all the time anymore and just saw the world on a brighter note. I think meditating is a great way to find peace and happiness within you.

Now there is different ways to meditate, I think the best position though is the one you feel the most comfortable in (sitting or lying down), you just have to make sure your spine is straight.

Base of breathing meditation:

-          Breathing deeply and concentrate on it. Be sure to stay focus only on your breathing. If your mind is drifting, be sure not to engage with your thoughts. Try to be in a state where you are aware of yourself and your surroundings but your mind is empty.

To start, like I did, guided meditation really helps, (there is a lot on YouTube but also apps on mobile phones, I highly recommend: headspace) but of course you can just listen to soft music that you like in the background but with no lyrics only instrumental or nature sounds. Nature sounds relax me the most; rain, waves etc…

Extra:

-          If you can’t remember your dreams at night; Meditate then try starting a “dream journal”. When you wake up, directly write what you remember from your dream. Keep doing this, you’ll see it really does work. I couldn’t remember anything from my dreams but now I know too much lol.

Here are some nice videos on meditation:

That’s it! Try and tell me all about it. Also feel free of course if you have questions to ask comment below

Xoxo