Chapter 13: Yoga

Musaki went alongside Donny, Leo and Mikey into the Sacred Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom to do some yoga together. This is the first time that Musaki's gonna do some yoga with his new friends. When they got there, Musaki was more than ready to show the turtles what he knows.

Mikey asked, "You know how to do yoga?"

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" asked Musaki.

"I don't know. I've never seen a panda do yoga before."

"This is the first time you've actually seen a panda." Donny retorted.

"Well, duh!"

"Okay, guys. I think Musaki has a teach us, so why not just let him take the floor?" asked Leo.

"Sure, fine."

Musaki turned to them and asked, "You guys ready?"

"Yes." they all said, in unison.

"Wow, that was quick. Anyways, you just have to do what I do. I'll teach you everything you need to know. So, first off, does anyone know anything about yoga?"

"It helps you relax and brings in some exercise to sort of feel peace around you." Donny said.

"Yeah, that. Well, anyways, I'll give you guys a sample of it."

He sticks out his knee, puts his arms around sideways and touched the ground with his hand while the other one reaches in the air. They were all surprised about how he does them. Mikey was even shocked when he saw that. He said, "Whoa...I could never do that. Is that painful?"

"Not really."

"I guess we're ready."

"Cool. Just do what I do and if you mess up a little, that's okay."

After that, Musaki took a deep breath and exhaled all the stress away. The turtles followed suit as well and then, he closed his eyes, puts both hands together, raises them up in the sky and spreads them out and puts them back down. Then, after that, he raises his leg and grabs his ankle. The turtles did the same, but Mikey seems to struggle with it a little bit. He tried to get balance, but he tried not to fall down to the ground.

Musaki could hear Mikey struggling a little and said, "You okay, Mikey?"

"I don't know."

Then, he puts down one leg and raises the other one and grabs it on his ankle. The turtles did the same thing, but Mikey wasn't quite getting it yet. He puts them down and moves on to the next step. He laid his stomach on the ground, push up his body and raised his head up and drop it low and then, lift his body down on the ground. Leo and Donny were getting the hang of this and Mikey was still struggling to master it.

He gets up for a sec and then, does a tree pose. He raised his foot and puts it on his ankle and puts his hands out on the side. The turtles did the same thing and Mikey almost got it. He sighs heavily and said to himself, "Do not fall down. Do not fall down."

Next, Musaki brings in the next move; turn his foot right, puts both knuckles together and pull one back and back forward. The turtles did the same thing and Mikey seems to get it, almost.

Musaki turns to them and asked, "How you guys doing?"

"Pretty good." Leo said.

"Couldn't be better." Donny said.

"Almost." Mikey said.

Then, comes the final step; peaceful thoughts. He sits down with his legs crossed, puts his hands down, closed his eyes and think happy thoughts. The turtles went along and it was the easiest part Mikey could do. They all took a deep breath and brought the good air in and release all the bad air out. After a few seconds, Musaki opened his eyes and smiled at them all and said, "I have no idea you guys were skilled at this."

"Well, we do some yoga back in the sewers and Master Splinter taught us how to do them." Leo said.

"He did?"

"Yep. But with seeing what you do, it's like we have learned something from you and it seems pretty amazing."

"You know, you're a pretty cool teacher. I'm amazing someone your age can master it." Donny said.

"Yeah well, you're never too young to start yoga."

"The last part was kinda easy for me. Everything else, I kinda struggled with. I have no idea which of those moves were." Mikey said.

"Well, it's your first time."

"The only exercise I do is play video ."

"How is that exercising?"

"Well, it eases my mind up and pizza and comic books too."

"Like I said, Mikey fell out of a sewer at birth." Donny said.

Mikey laughs at Donny's comment and said, "Very funny, dude. I think Musaki is pretty cool."

"Thanks."

"How long have you been doing yoga?" asked Leo.

"When I was about seven or eight. I was watching someone do yoga and watched what they did and I emulated it, I guess. I've been doing them ever since."

"That's impressive for someone your age."

"Isn't it, though?"

"Yeah it is."

"Well, I think we're through for now. Let's head to the training room to see what Raph's doing. I always do yoga before training, so that way I can get through the rest of the day without any stress. It's kind of a habit."

"Like a yoga-holic?" asked Mikey.

Musaki chuckled softly and said, "Yeah, I guess you could say that. Yoga is pretty much my , but it's a good ."

"I wonder what's Raph doing?"

"Well, Splinter has told me that Shifu is doing some training on him for tormenting me. This should be good!"

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