This routine has been presented to you as an example of how you can put together your own routine. Today is the day you are invited to share your routine with us.
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Final Activity
Please, record and post your final routine on Discussion Board.
It is important to remember that you are free to structure the order and complexity of your own routine in a creative, personal and convenient way, in accordance to your own capacities, abilities and experience.
This
section is for you to continue stretching on your own. The stretching
session has three parts: warm up, alignment and stretching yoga style.
It is an honor system, so I trust you will stretch in order to improve
your mind-body connection, relax and experience peaceful and quiet
happiness in the midst of the challenges we are all facing.
You will watch s video that will introduce you to the practice of mindfulness, a natural result of practicing stretching yoga style.
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I. WARM UP
(6:19 min) Body Warm-Up
Let us do our isolation warm-up routine as we have done in class:
neck
shoulders
arms
torso
hips
legs
ankles
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II - Alignment
Body Alignment (2:00 min)
Close your eyes
Imagine a string pulling you from the top of your head up towards infinite
Elongate of your neck
relax your shoulders
Imagine gravity is pulling you towards the ground, from the bottom of your feet downward
Inhale and on the exhale press your abdomen against your spine
Flatten your back
Tuck in your rib cage
Rotate your shoulder so that the align with your hips
Bring your tailbone slightly forward
Soften your knees
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III. Stretching
(20:18 min)
Standing Yoga Poses
a) Follow the Routine. b) Try to memorize this routine and the names of the poses in
English. You will be recording your routine and posting it at the end of
the semester. Question 1
Describe briefly, in writing, the poses that you find most difficult to achieve.
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(7:51 min) Question 2
After watching the video, write a paragraph
summarizing the main points discussed.
This
section is for you to continue stretching on your own. The stretching
session has three parts: warm up, alignment and stretching yoga style.
It is an honor system, so I trust you will stretch in order to improve
your mind-body connection, relax and experience peaceful and quiet
happiness in the midst of the challenges we are all facing.
You will read a brief article further explain the importance of mindfulness.
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I. WARM UP
(6:19 min) Body Warm-Up
Let us do our isolation warm-up routine as we have done in class:
neck
shoulders
arms
torso
hips
legs
ankles
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II - Alignment
Body Alignment (2:00 min)
Close your eyes
Imagine a string pulling you from the top of your head up towards infinite
Elongate of your neck
relax your shoulders
Imagine gravity is pulling you towards the ground, from the bottom of your feet downward
Inhale and on the exhale press your abdomen against your spine
Flatten your back
Tuck in your rib cage
Rotate your shoulder so that the align with your hips
Bring your tailbone slightly forward
Soften your knees
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III- Stretching
(20:18 min)
Standing Yoga Poses
a) Follow the Routine. b) Try to memorize this routine since you will be recording it as you do it and posting it at the end of the semester.
c) Describe briefly, in writing, how you feelwhen you are done.
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IV - Article
a) Click on the link below and read the brief article.
b) Explain how the article applies to your own situation as a university student.
