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Yoga in Physical Education: Guidelines for Teachers

Yoga in Physical Education: Guidelines for Teachers. Patricia Harrington. Definition . Yoga is an ancient system of breathing practices, physical exercises and postures, and meditation intended to integrate the practitioner's body, mind, and spirit. Bridge Pose.

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Yoga in Physical Education: Guidelines for Teachers

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  1. Yoga in Physical Education: Guidelines for Teachers Patricia Harrington

  2. Definition • Yoga is an ancient system of breathing practices, physical exercises and postures, and meditation intended to integrate the practitioner's body, mind, and spirit. Bridge Pose

  3. Importance of Yoga • Yoga is a fun way for children to develop important skills in a fun, non-competitive environment. • Yoga is a powerful technique for children to begin moving their bodies in ways that feel good and help them look good. Yoga is good for your health

  4. Importance Continued • Yoga can help gain endurance and flexibility. • Yoga can help teach students how to control their breathing to help them calm down before a exam. • In older students, yoga can improve their performance in competitive athletics. Yoga can make a person feel relaxed and cleansed.

  5. Benefits of Yoga • Students learn to: • stretch • breathe deeply • relax • Concentration and focus • develops correct posture, • body awareness and • self-confidence and • helps children to become more calm and decreases anxiety. Helps relax

  6. Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers Program • Use simple exercises for the classroom. • Activities that integrate and energize mind-body in 5 – 15 minutes • There is no need for any experience and yoga is friendly for all body types.

  7. Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers Program • A open space is all that is required, no equipment is required. • Enhance focus, concentration, creativity, communication and discipline • Physical education teachers can be certified in a weekend workshop. Yoga can increase focus

  8. Poses • There are different types of poses: • Standing • Seating • Resting/ Supine • Backbends • Balancing • http://yoga.about.com/od/yogaposes/a/beginnersposes.htm

  9. Cobbler's Pose • Seated • Benefits: Opens hips and groin.

  10. How to: Cobbler’s Pose • Sitting with back straight, bend the knees bringing the soles of the feet together and letting the knees fall out to either side. • Press the outer edges of the feet together strongly. While keeping back spine long.

  11. Half Lord of the Fishes Pose • Seated Twist • Benefits: Opens the shoulders, neck and hips while stretching the spine

  12. How To: Half Lord of the Fishes • While sitting, bring the sole of your right foot to the floor on the outside of the left thigh. • Bend the left knee, and tuck the left foot in near the right buttock. • Inhale and bring the left arm up near your left ear.

  13. How To: Half Lord of the Fishes • Exhale and twist the right arm, bringing the left elbow to the outside the of right knee and the right palm to the floor, just behind your sit bones. • Look out over the right shoulder, but don’t overturn the neck.

  14. How To: Half Lord of the Fishes • Be sure to keep the sole of your right foot flat on the floor. • When you release the pose, take a slight counter twist to the opposite direction. • Beginners: You may want to sit on some padding if you are uncomfortable. If you cannot bend it into the ideal position, you may also keep the left leg extended.

  15. Seated Forward Bend • Seated • Benefits: Stretches the hamstrings an d spine

  16. How to: Seated Forward Bend • From sitting position, inhale and bring the arms straight out to the sides and up over your head. • As you exhale, begin to come forward, hinging at the hips.

  17. How to: Seated Forward Bend • On each inhale, extend the spine, and on each exhale, come a bit farther into the forward bend. • Take hold of the ankles or shins, whichever you can reach.

  18. Child’s Pose • Resting • Benefits: • Can help relieve back pain. Gentle stretch for the hips, thighs and ankles.

  19. How To: Child’s Pose • From kneeling, spreadthe knees as wide as the mat, keeping the big toes touching. • Bring the belly to rest between the thighs and the forehead to the floor.

  20. How To: Child’s Pose • Either stretch the arms in front of you with the palms toward the floor or bring the arms back alongside the thighs with the palms facing upwards.

  21. Cobra Pose • Backbend • Benefits: Increases the flexibility of the spine. Can help relieve back pain. Increases the flexibility of the spine

  22. How To: Cobra Pose • While lying on your stomach with palms down, release the tops of the feet to the floor and press them down. • Slide your chest forward and up keeping your hands exactly where the were. • Roll your shoulders back and lift the chest higher, while keeping the low ribs on the floor.

  23. How To: Cobra Pose • Keep your neck neutral, don’t bend it back. • Beginners: Strongly engaging the legs and pressing them down will help you bring your chest higher. Do not bend your neck

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