# @emilyventures on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn4dYZknY7-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14159471-emilyventures-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-09-18T21:14:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Emily A Hart (@EmilyVentures) — https://gondola.cc/EmilyVentures

## Caption

During yoga teacher training this summer I was often overwhelmed with information. Reading, sharing, note taking, sitting for long stretches and listening. I couldn’t process it all. When we would have discussions I would often tell my partner or group that I simply didn’t have anything to say about ______ yet. I needed time to process it. Think time. Wait time.⁣
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It reminded me of how stressful school can be for kids. Imagine being asked to sit all day. Do this. Don’t do that. Be quiet. Be told when you can and can’t do basically everything. And if you are efficient and finish your work — hey here is MORE WORK. Ummm what. ⁣Of course this isn’t true in many classrooms, but unfortunately it’s still the norm in many schools.
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I don’t think most adults could do it. I sure can’t. So I don’t try to make kids do it. I let them have some space. Give back some control. Time to be creative. To learn through experimentation. And sometimes I get flak for it — but I know it’s what’s best.  I think we all do. ⁣
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Humans need breaks. Idle time. Free time. Solitude.  Time to process. Make connections. Play and experiment. To twirl around in the truest form of a pencil skirt (👗😍). I know that’s what I’m doing this afternoon.
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So, tell me, what do you do to cultivate time and space to be creative? #jessdaytuesday 
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