Sunday, March 24, 2013
Happy Easter from Yoganette!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Photoshoot at the Studio.
I was cleaning the studio at my normal time of closing, but for some reason, my mentors were still there. I asked them what was going on and they told me they were holding a photoshoot for the new class they're offering, YBarre. YBarre is similar to PiYo (pilates & yoga) but with the use of "ballerina barres."
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
Gifts!
My mentor was out for an event in Hawaii and she brought all of the sevas (helpers) a little gift! Inside is an IslandGirl Lip Gloss, naturally scented by flowers, wrapped in heart spotted wrapping paper. Good karma is awesome!
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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 21, 2013
Fourth Interview Questions
1. How can Hatha Yoga improve strength and flexibility?
2. What style of yoga can best improve strength and flexibility? Why?
3. How important is correctly aligning yourself in a pose? Why?
4. Why is it so important to go at your own pace?
5. What is more beneficial -- holding yourself in a pose or doing many poses, holding them for a shorter time?
6. What are the perks of gaining strength and flexibility in yoga?
7. Is it better to practice with a teacher or on your own? Why?
8. Is there a difference between practicing at a gym versus a studio? Why or why not?
9. Continuous practice is important in improving strength and flexibility. How do you motivate your students to come back frequently?
10. Do modifications provide just as much benefits as an unmodified pose? Why or why not?
11. What injuries come from misalignment? (How so?)
12. If a student practices every day, what mental & physical benefits come from it?
13. What are some poses that demonstrate that someone has gained strength and flexibility?
14. Why is consistent practice emphasized so much?
15. Many people I've talked to said yoga is easy. How does one challenge themselves while practicing yoga?
16. Since yoga is typically seen as a "women's exercise," do men practice yoga differently? (Ie. Commitment, benefits)
17. In a general yoga pose, which parts of the body do student tend to have a hard time aligning correctly? Why do you think that is so?
18. What is the importance of hip and heart openers?
19. How does yoga create lean muscle?
20. If a student isn't correctly aligned in a pose, will they still be able to improve their strength and flexibility?
2. What style of yoga can best improve strength and flexibility? Why?
3. How important is correctly aligning yourself in a pose? Why?
4. Why is it so important to go at your own pace?
5. What is more beneficial -- holding yourself in a pose or doing many poses, holding them for a shorter time?
6. What are the perks of gaining strength and flexibility in yoga?
7. Is it better to practice with a teacher or on your own? Why?
8. Is there a difference between practicing at a gym versus a studio? Why or why not?
9. Continuous practice is important in improving strength and flexibility. How do you motivate your students to come back frequently?
10. Do modifications provide just as much benefits as an unmodified pose? Why or why not?
11. What injuries come from misalignment? (How so?)
12. If a student practices every day, what mental & physical benefits come from it?
13. What are some poses that demonstrate that someone has gained strength and flexibility?
14. Why is consistent practice emphasized so much?
15. Many people I've talked to said yoga is easy. How does one challenge themselves while practicing yoga?
16. Since yoga is typically seen as a "women's exercise," do men practice yoga differently? (Ie. Commitment, benefits)
17. In a general yoga pose, which parts of the body do student tend to have a hard time aligning correctly? Why do you think that is so?
18. What is the importance of hip and heart openers?
19. How does yoga create lean muscle?
20. If a student isn't correctly aligned in a pose, will they still be able to improve their strength and flexibility?
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.
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