Staying Alert: Mind, Body, and Spirit

Yoga poseDuring this topic, you will begin the practice of yoga, which combines physical and mental training. Yoga's development can be traced back 5,000 years, and continues to be a source of fitness and relaxation. Yoga aims to balance the entire person, which means that it combines the physical and mental aspects of a person's health and being. In history, it was practiced for meditation and prayer. Today, particularly in Western culture, yoga has become a means toward fitness; however, the people who practice it regularly can receive the holistic health benefits that yoga offers.

Essential Questions

  • What are the physical and mental benefits of yoga?
  • What are specific yoga poses and how do you produce the proper movements?