The Travelling Mat: Yoga and Mindfulness Across the World

Students watch a short video introduction to the travelling mat concept and share their own experiences with movement, emotions, and wellness. Through a guided discussion and simple movement warm-up, they explore how yoga and mindfulness can connect people across cultures and introduce themselves to the idea of collaborating with an international partner class.

Students learn key English vocabulary for body parts, yoga poses, and emotions through interactive games, demonstrations, and practice. They work in pairs and small groups to identify poses, describe movements using target language, and record short clips of themselves performing basic poses with English descriptions.

Students create short videos (1-2 minutes) demonstrating 2-3 yoga poses or mindfulness practices on a physical or digital mat, explaining each movement and its emotional or wellness benefit in English. Videos are uploaded to a shared platform for the partner class to watch, guess the poses, and respond with their own videos.

Students join a live video call with their partner class to compare how they perform the same poses, discuss cultural differences in wellness practices, and share personal stories about how mindfulness helps them. The call includes guided movement moments and structured peer questions to build empathy and intercultural understanding.

Students review videos and conversations from the project, reflect on what they learned about yoga, emotions, and global connection, and co-create a simple action plan for continuing mindfulness practices. They prepare a short group presentation or digital showcase highlighting key moments and insights from the travelling mat experience.

Students present their favourite moments, videos, and reflections on the travelling mat project to their class and families. They share what they learned about describing movement in English, how yoga connects people across cultures, and commit to one mindfulness habit they will continue.