Yoga• Once a week
• Your Shape: Fitness Evolved
Engagement Activities
• I chose this because it was easily available to me and convenient
• I did it every Saturday
• Many times, my younger sister did this with me.
• I performed a variety of yoga poses including different warrior poses, the chair pose, the crescent pose, and the reverse warrior pose.
Starting Up
• I was limited to what I could do• I found a fitness game I never had opened before I decided I would
use yoga, something I’d wanted to do in the past. • I Bought a ten dollar yoga mat • I found my flexibility wasn’t where I thought it was.
Sportsmanship• Sportsmanship is:
• showing a good attitude throughout a game
• Playing by the rules
• How I showed sportsmanship:
• My sister didn’t understand the idea of yoga and I explained it to her
• I helped her through difficult poses
• Made sure to let her know when she was doing a good job
• I get a little frustrated with my sister sometimes, mostly because of her selective hearing, but I promised myself I wouldn’t have a short temper through this project just as if I was playing a team sport.
My sister and I
Sports in other Cultures
• Yoga is a practice coming from Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism (say: so yoga is traditionally an Asian practice.
• More of a fad in America than India/ commercialized
• Teacher-student dynamic is laid back in America.
• Yoga is said to have “emotional” ties in America
• Yoga fashion doesn’t exist in India
• Most Indians participate in yoga for the spirituals ties, not for health benefits like in America.
• Interesting Fact: The word yoga comes from ancient Sanskrit that means to put together the soul and the great spirit or the Atman
Yoga in IndiaNotice: He wears everyday clothes and performs it alone
In-School Resources
• Yoga’s not offered at my school
• Tennis
• Golf
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Soccer
• Softball
• http://www.cudanation.com/index.html
Community Resource
• Yoga is offered at The Wilde Coward in New Smyrna Beach
• http://www.wildecoward.com/danceyoga/
• Swimming
• http://www.venetianbay.info/lifestyle/beach-swim-club/
• Golf
• http://www.venetianbaygolf.com/
Proof of Participationhttp://yourshapegame.ubi.com/fitness-evolved-2012/en-us/
Final Thoughts & Reflections
•This project was important because:
•Commitment
•New
•Learned something new.
•I plan on keeping up with doing yoga regularly.
•I learned how to maintain my temper
•I learned about zen, being calm, and showed me a new side to fitness.
•I’ve recommended this to my friend
•Yoga is a fun exercise that really teaches you about patience but is very different in America than in India
