Yoga Reflection

In When We Fight, We Win by Greg Jobin-Leeds it says that “comparison can block compassion both for others and for ourselves.” I agree with such statement; I think that listening is a skill you learn throughout time. One can pretend to listen without really getting anything out of the conversation that one is having with that other person. In the Compassionate Listening workshop, I got to do it with Rachel Kurland and I sit and listened to her talking about the moment her friend treason her. I tried to understand her plight, why would she not cut that friendship off, I understood she loved her friend, however, I could not resist bringing my biases to our conversation. I asked myself, why is Rachel, such a good, loving, and smart person,

Nobody likes feeling like the outsider, whether it be the third wheel at the movies, looking physically different than everyone else, or in my case being the only one at a yoga class that doesn’t know what on earth is going on. While at SDSU, I decided I wanted to branch out and take as many opportunities as possible and try something new. There are many different activities that students can be apart of at SDSU, and a yoga class is one of them. Why not take a yoga class where I can feel physically active and good about myself for trying to not gain the freshman fifteen? Why not try something new and exciting that I have never done before? Why not make a fool of myself feeling like everyone is staring at me saying, “What is she doing?” Well, after taking the class I could find a few reasons why it may have been a poor decision; however, there are a lot of reasons why it was a great new experience that I would definitely try again.

My first yoga class back was undoubtedly a physical challenge and my balance was less that ‘on point’, but something awakened that day. It was imperceptible to anyone else but I felt the veil of doom begin to loosen its

Coming into the class I was interested in learning more about how the class was going to be structured. Even while reading the book and doing the assignments I did not think much of what we were going to do. Once the schedule was passed out I was excited, but a little nervous. Meditation was a bigger part of my life during my teenage years, and yoga was something that was enjoyable, but not something I actively participated in because I have never heard of a yoga studio that worked with individuals with different abilities. Mindfulness was a word that I had heard, but only associated it with a previous Professor that I took during my associates. Unfortunately, there were many negative experiences that turned

Reflection is a major factor in "developing self-awareness" to improve services provided to everyone around me, this is to develop my own understanding in realising the good and bad made previously. Moving forward with a better understanding, as well as rectifying the mistake whilst recognizing the good points, (Horton-Deutsch and Sherwood, 2008).

When most Americans hear the word 'yoga', they think of a petite girl in a ponytail and leggings, carrying her purple yoga mat. This image has become so completely part of the culture of American yoga that the general response when suggesting yoga as a training method is either "That's for girls," or "But I'm not flexible." These responses were generated by an overall ignorance regarding yoga as a practice. Imagine, for a moment, a very large and muscular man with the soles of his feet together on the ground in butterfly pose. Now imagine that one man in a large room with twenty men much like him in the same yoga position. A scene like this is the new normal;

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the contribution of reflective practice for clinical nursing. Reflection has been defined as a way for individuals to “capture their experience, think about it, mull it over and evaluate” (Boud et al 1985: 19)

Let's be honest. Sometimes planning for a kids yoga class can take a little more time than you think. Teaching yoga to children can at times present its challenging moments and as a teacher it is always good to switch things up or to find different ways of teaching yoga to your students. Sometimes many of us get carried away with the bigger things, jumping head first into only working through poses with our students - forgetting that a kids yoga class is one where we can be inventive and creative. We don't have to stick to the same routine, especially if that's the norm. We can find other more selective things to do in our kids yoga classes that can really encourage our students to learn and understand their body and how to use it.

The yoga class that I attended was on Thursday, September 22nd, at 6:30 P.M., at the Tiftarea YMCA. When comparing our typical class period to the YMCA’s yoga session, there were several differences and similarities between the two. At the YMCA, equipment such as yoga straps were used to help stretch our ham strings and hip flexors was utilized. Yoga blocks, were also commonplace to help “feel” the muscles needed to be used certain poses like the bridge by placing it between our knees, and squeezing it to see which muscles were activated. Another difference, while our class has the instructor in the front of the room, at the Y, the instructor was in the middle with people on both sides of her during instruction. One of the last major differences

Yoga is actually has 8 parts to it, with the physical aspect being just 1. These 8 parts, include yoga dos, yoga don'ts,

We understand that each student may have a unique expectation for their higher education needs. That's why we offer a unique combination of course-work and hands-on training. We offer a variety of classes that teach everything you need to know for long-term success in yoga. The classes include instruction in the following:

Yoga has been shown, through research, to reduce anxiety (Kirkwood, Rampes, Tuffrey, Richardson, & Pilkington, 2005). Yoga is widely practiced by groups of people for various reasons and with ranging levels of devotion. Some seek out yoga and other Eastern religions to seek a higher plane of knowledge and inner peace. Others simply want the benefits of the calming exercises. Some parents may even become upset with the idea of teaching religion in school, but in this aspect, yoga and its benefits are easily taught and can be easily practiced and mastered in a classroom for amazing benefits for students who need to learn to assess their anxiety levels and address them in a way to help alleviate some of the anxiety that is negatively impacting their focus and learning.

Fortunately for me, while I was training in Hypnotherapy and NLP I met a lady

“Pre-schools, schools, and community centers should offer yoga as part of the opportunities for children and young people to enjoy learning and practicing it from an early age. Obviously, the results of such an investment can be observed over the long-term by having future generations experience less stress.”

I started taking yoga as an extracurricular exercise in high school. I was on my high school’s track and field team, and our distance coach made it a requirement for us, athletes, to go to a yoga class once a week. There I was taught what you call “cardiovascular yoga.” At the time I enjoyed the class, but did not know there were other forms of yoga until I came to college and registered for the class “yoga for wellness.” In that class I was informed by you another form of yoga, a more relaxing form of yoga that I highly enjoyed. I learned how to meditate. I learned the importance of meditation for the mind and the body. When I was registering for my second semester I took what I learned from the class yoga for wellness, and realized I needed