It's thoughts like these that "race" through young Jack's busy mind. But the 11-year-old is doing his best to concentrate as one of 20 students staring intently at a man, perched like a grasshopper, brandishing a golden stick and bowl in a classroom at Westmere Primary school in central Auckland. Legs crossed, arms folded - out of habit, not instruction - they wait for him to stir the stick. A ringing echoes; everyone inhales.
It's not easy. Sitting completely still never is at that age. Morning tea is 20 minutes away. Yet students must concentrate on their arms, legs and "deep belly breathing.