Heart Rate Monitor Experiment!

List of Leigh Anna's top 3 fears:
-Wasps in ears
-Wasps
-Idk, heights or something
Wasps in India are different than wasps in America. They are exotic, but in the bad way. In other words, I'm dealing with an alien species of my worst fear on a daily basis.

Today we woke up and meditated because that's the way things are around here. Soon after I ran to the lecture rooms to make sure everything was set up and the air conditioners were on.
Today was fun :-D. We split one class of monks into groups of 4 and then gave them 2 heart monitors. We were running around the room making sure they were all set up right! They kept mashing buttons! lol. But anyway, we got them all fixed up. The teacher's plan is to show the monks that the heart rate is controlled by the brain, not only during physical activity, but also in times of stress, anger, and other emotions. We are just trying to draw a connection between mind and body for them. We had the monks relax and take their heart rate. Then we made them stand up and take it. THEN we performed what is called the Trier Social Stress Test. For this test, Dad randomly picked a monk from the class to come up in front of everyone to answer questions. While in front of the class- I sat next to the monk and pretended to record everything he/she was saying! We took the monk's heart rate before and after the questions were asked. This test showed the monks how their heart rate was controlled by their mind without exercise! Isn't that cute!!!?!? Gah, it was so fun.
These monks are so nice (duh). Many have come up to talk to me. They call me Anna. One monk told me about the experiment his group is planning on performing. It was good!

During the next class, both groups had a debate. This was RIDICULOUS! Two monks would sit on the ground, while the challenging monk would stand up and yell and clap their hands LOUD after each point they made! THIS WAS WILD! I was laughing. We got good pictures, but I will have to upload them later cuz my laptop is about to diiieee. Story of my life (soml). :-) :-D miss yall. kinda.