Showing posts with label Research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Research. Show all posts
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Blog 19: ESLRs
1. What ELSR have you excelled in most in your senior project?
This picture is a screenshot from the studio's website that I work at, yoganette.com. During mentorship days, I refer to this website often in order to update the schedule in the studio as well as updates on special offers and workshops. Also, through this website, I communicate with my mentor and sign up for classes to complete my independent component.
Effective Use of Technology
2. Please explain why you think you have excelled in this ELSR.
I have excelled in this ESLR because a lot of my senior project information was obtained through utilizing the internet. Not only do I frequently use the internet for information, but I use it for presentations (ex. 10 min & 30 min) on Prezi.com. That website is a powerpoint generator that provides pre-made templates and transitions to make presentations a little bit more fun to watch. Throughout the senior project process, it was really difficult to find credible websites on yoga, but after tons of research, I discovered Google Scholar (yes, I just discovered it this year, don't laugh!). Ever since that beautiful discovery, research checks was smooth sailing from there.
3. Provide evidence from your senior project to support your claim.
This picture is a screenshot from the studio's website that I work at, yoganette.com. During mentorship days, I refer to this website often in order to update the schedule in the studio as well as updates on special offers and workshops. Also, through this website, I communicate with my mentor and sign up for classes to complete my independent component. Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Blog 18: 2 Hour Meeting Answer #3
1. How best can Hatha Yoga improve strength and flexibility?
2. Alignment is crucial in performing the yoga postures correctly to gain strength and flexibility.
3. During my independent component, the yoga instructors always emphasized how important it is to stack your limbs. Often times I would hyper extend my knee in a pose without realizing it until the teacher told me I wasn't aligned correctly.
Alignment is the relationship between limbs, bones, joints, and muscles that work together to create an asana.
Different teachers can give a student different reasons why alignment is important, so it is better to ask, "What does alignment accomplish?" rather than asking which alignment is best.
4. Both my independent component and bodhitreeyoga.com are great sources that can justify the importance of alignment. Although bodhitreeyoga.com isn't a ".org" or ".edu," it is a yoga studio located in Canada who joined together to write this PDF.
5. I plan to study the injuries of alignment, how and where it's caused, and how to prevent it. Also, I would like to study the many different reasons why alignment is important. Because it differs from teacher to teacher, I will ask the teachers of my studio about their take on the significance of alignment.
2. Alignment is crucial in performing the yoga postures correctly to gain strength and flexibility.
3. During my independent component, the yoga instructors always emphasized how important it is to stack your limbs. Often times I would hyper extend my knee in a pose without realizing it until the teacher told me I wasn't aligned correctly.
Alignment is the relationship between limbs, bones, joints, and muscles that work together to create an asana.
Different teachers can give a student different reasons why alignment is important, so it is better to ask, "What does alignment accomplish?" rather than asking which alignment is best.
4. Both my independent component and bodhitreeyoga.com are great sources that can justify the importance of alignment. Although bodhitreeyoga.com isn't a ".org" or ".edu," it is a yoga studio located in Canada who joined together to write this PDF.
5. I plan to study the injuries of alignment, how and where it's caused, and how to prevent it. Also, I would like to study the many different reasons why alignment is important. Because it differs from teacher to teacher, I will ask the teachers of my studio about their take on the significance of alignment.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
2 Hour Meeting Answer #2
1) What is your essential question?
How best can Hatha Yoga improve strength and flexibility?
2) What is your second answer to your essential question?
Consistent practice is key in enhancing strength and flexibility.
3) What are three details to support or justify your second answer?
In my third interview, I brought my questions to my mentor, Antoinette, and her new manager, Monique. They were very firm believers of this answer. Like many sports or hobbies, one cannot perform better without continuous practice which brings me to another justification. When I started at Yoganette as a beginner, I was unable to do chaturanga (tricep push up) correctly but within a couple months practice, I have improved and am able to hold myself up longer. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, there are sports scientists who work with athletes to improve their performance in their sport. This is similar to yoga because the yoga teachers (as well as the practitioner) consistently condition themselves to train and improve their practice for the benefits.
4) What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
What confirmed my second answer for my essential question would definitely be my mentor, Antoinette. I've always had an idea that consistent practice would best improve strength and flexibility, but I never thought that it would be one of the most important aspects.
5) What do you plan to study next with your second answer and why?
I will probably research a lot about sports science/medicine/performance because that's the more general topic for sports. There isn't much research about consistent yoga practice, so I figured that sports in general would be fine. I plan to understand it as much as I understand the purpose of yoga in order to make connections.
How best can Hatha Yoga improve strength and flexibility?
2) What is your second answer to your essential question?
Consistent practice is key in enhancing strength and flexibility.
3) What are three details to support or justify your second answer?
In my third interview, I brought my questions to my mentor, Antoinette, and her new manager, Monique. They were very firm believers of this answer. Like many sports or hobbies, one cannot perform better without continuous practice which brings me to another justification. When I started at Yoganette as a beginner, I was unable to do chaturanga (tricep push up) correctly but within a couple months practice, I have improved and am able to hold myself up longer. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, there are sports scientists who work with athletes to improve their performance in their sport. This is similar to yoga because the yoga teachers (as well as the practitioner) consistently condition themselves to train and improve their practice for the benefits.
4) What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
What confirmed my second answer for my essential question would definitely be my mentor, Antoinette. I've always had an idea that consistent practice would best improve strength and flexibility, but I never thought that it would be one of the most important aspects.
5) What do you plan to study next with your second answer and why?
I will probably research a lot about sports science/medicine/performance because that's the more general topic for sports. There isn't much research about consistent yoga practice, so I figured that sports in general would be fine. I plan to understand it as much as I understand the purpose of yoga in order to make connections.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Blog 10: Senior Project Update
(1) What are you currently doing in your independent component?
I am taking yoga classes at my mentorship about 3 times a week, trying to learn from each instructor on the roster. A personal goal for myself was that I had to take a class every day but unfortunately, it's impossible as of now due to my hectic schedule involving drama and the play coming up soon. But after December when the play is over, I am sure I can reach my goal & hours required for my independent component.
(2) What is a recent piece of research (article, interview, or audio-visual) that have you reviewed you would say was significant in helping you understand where to go next in your senior project? The piece of research should be something you reviewed in November. Please explain what you learned and where are you going next because of this piece of research.
"Healing Injuires With Yoga" by Kino MacGregor was an interesting read. It was about properly aligning yourself in a pose so that any injuries would be avoided. With this piece of research, it opens up more knowledge for my science experiment which is based solely upon alignment.
(3) Provide evidence from your independent component or the piece of research as something you recently did. For example, a photo of something you working on for your independent component or your notes from the video you watched.
This photo was taken after Alex's last Vinyasa Flow class. I was lucky enough to catch his class before he took off to venture out to something better for him.
I am taking yoga classes at my mentorship about 3 times a week, trying to learn from each instructor on the roster. A personal goal for myself was that I had to take a class every day but unfortunately, it's impossible as of now due to my hectic schedule involving drama and the play coming up soon. But after December when the play is over, I am sure I can reach my goal & hours required for my independent component.
(2) What is a recent piece of research (article, interview, or audio-visual) that have you reviewed you would say was significant in helping you understand where to go next in your senior project? The piece of research should be something you reviewed in November. Please explain what you learned and where are you going next because of this piece of research.
"Healing Injuires With Yoga" by Kino MacGregor was an interesting read. It was about properly aligning yourself in a pose so that any injuries would be avoided. With this piece of research, it opens up more knowledge for my science experiment which is based solely upon alignment.
(3) Provide evidence from your independent component or the piece of research as something you recently did. For example, a photo of something you working on for your independent component or your notes from the video you watched.
This photo was taken after Alex's last Vinyasa Flow class. I was lucky enough to catch his class before he took off to venture out to something better for him.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Blog 9: Working EQ and Possible Answers
(1) What was the working EQ you used during your presentation?
What factors are most important for a successful yoga class?
(2) Did you decide to revise your working EQ after your presentation? If so, write your revised EQ here. If not simple write "I am not going to revise my EQ at this time".
I am not going to revise my EQ at this time.
(3) What are possible answers to your current working EQ?
What factors are most important for a successful yoga class?
(2) Did you decide to revise your working EQ after your presentation? If so, write your revised EQ here. If not simple write "I am not going to revise my EQ at this time".
I am not going to revise my EQ at this time.
(3) What are possible answers to your current working EQ?
- posture modification
- alignment
- use of props
- nutrition
- correct mat
- some prior knowledge of the postures
- choose the best teacher that fits your preference
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Blog 2: Topic Choice
A. What is your topic and why?
Yoga is my topic of choice and I will stand by this as I believe it is an underrated form of exercise. I love being active in ways that others would not prefer. For example, I would rather explore trails and hike on mountains compared to frequenting the gym. Although yoga can become quite costly, it definitely is a new feel for those who are intimidated by gym buffs. Yoga is a style of exercise that is amazingly convenient and can cater to many health related needs so there really is no reason to try it.
B. What do you hope to accomplish this year with this topic?
I aim to practice yoga multiple times throughout the week, become lean, and be able to do many yoga poses along with the countless types of yoga. It may be a long shot, but I believe it is definitely doable. With my mentorship being done at the yoga studio itself, I am given the opportunity to practice yoga with unlimited classes so I use that to my advantage. I also want to be able to be more at peace with myself, my body, my surroundings and situations. Though I probably won't be doing yoga as much as I want due to such a hectic schedule, the senior project will guide me to take the baby steps to get the what I am aiming for.
Yoga is my topic of choice and I will stand by this as I believe it is an underrated form of exercise. I love being active in ways that others would not prefer. For example, I would rather explore trails and hike on mountains compared to frequenting the gym. Although yoga can become quite costly, it definitely is a new feel for those who are intimidated by gym buffs. Yoga is a style of exercise that is amazingly convenient and can cater to many health related needs so there really is no reason to try it.
B. What do you hope to accomplish this year with this topic?
I aim to practice yoga multiple times throughout the week, become lean, and be able to do many yoga poses along with the countless types of yoga. It may be a long shot, but I believe it is definitely doable. With my mentorship being done at the yoga studio itself, I am given the opportunity to practice yoga with unlimited classes so I use that to my advantage. I also want to be able to be more at peace with myself, my body, my surroundings and situations. Though I probably won't be doing yoga as much as I want due to such a hectic schedule, the senior project will guide me to take the baby steps to get the what I am aiming for.
- As an iPoly citizen, I plan to handle situations differently with the help of yoga. I can show improvement by solving problems civilly and in a peaceful manner, which is rare. I believe that with yoga, I will release all negative energy and think positively of situations.
- As an effective communicator, I plan to be more outgoing. That is a very vague statement, but it will teach me to break out of my shell and be more personable. At times I am often to myself but if I am able to communicate well with others, I can learn things that aren't familiar to me which makes it a learning process as well.
- As an effective learner, I plan to try out all types of yoga. This will aid me in becoming a more effective learner because it will guide me to be open minded. With that mindset, I'd be more than willing to try and learn new things instead of sticking with what I already know.
- As an effective user of technology, I plan to use the web to its fullest extent. If I am unable to attend a class, there are many, many videos and how-tos regarding yoga so there really isn't any excuse for me to skip. I can effectively use technology by learning the ropes of the internet and exploring the web through different mediums to find what I am looking for.
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