Samworth Topic: Yoga General Purpose: To Inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about yoga. Thesis Statement: I want my audience to be informed about what yoga is‚ its history‚ and why it has become so popular in recent years. Introduction I. (Open w/impact) According to Ann Pizer‚ a Yoga Alliance Certified Instructor‚ in an article last accessed on September 18th 2007‚ for Yoga.About.Com. “Yoga means “union” in Sanskrit‚ the language of Ancient India where yoga first originated
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History of Yoga Yoga is more than just a physical exercise. It is designed to be a meditation tied in with relaxation of the body and mind. The history of yoga is split up into four periods: the Vedic Period‚ Pre-Classical Period‚ Classical and Post-Classical Periods. In the Vedic Period‚ yogic teachings came from the Vedas‚ a collection of hymns which praise a divine power. From these praises‚ certain rituals and ceremonies were incorporated into stretches and the relaxation of the mind. The
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essay on yoga can help provide better health Introduction Although yoga has only become popular in recent years it has a rich and long history that is not less than five thousand years old. Even then it still remains unknown when exactly the practice began. A review of various literature insinuates that in ancient times people’s desire for health‚ need for self understanding and long life gave birth to yoga‚ a mental
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Introduction to Yoga What is yoga? Yoga is an ancient form of exercise that focuses on strength‚ flexibility balance and breathing to boost physical and mental wellbeing. The practice originated in India about 5‚000 years ago‚ and has been adapted in a variety of ways. What are the health benefits of yoga? Dozens of scientific trials have been published on yoga. most studies suggest that yoga has many benefits and is a safe and effective way to increase physical activity‚ especially strength‚ flexibility
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Yoga & Depression Everyone feels down sometimes‚ but when depression continues for a long time‚ it can lower your energy for living and make it easier for you to get sick because‚ it weakens your immune system. Clinical depression is a persistently sad‚ hopeless‚ and sometimes agitated state that profoundly lowers the quality of life and if untreated it can result in suicide. Since the 1970s yoga was studied for being the treatment for depression. Yoga has become more popular in the medical
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Yoga and Pilates A question that constantly pops up among fitness beginners is whether they should take yoga or Pilates? Do they have the same techniques? Both Yoga and Pilates are considered to be mind-body exercises which are great forms of strength training that build long‚ lean muscles. You might be surprised to know that Joseph Pilates‚ the founder of Pilates‚ looked to yoga for inspiration when creating his exercise method! Even though they share some common benefits‚ Yoga and Pilates are
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What The Difference Could Be In the novel “Breathing Underwater” by Alex Flinn‚ child abuse is brought up several times. Child abuse affects thousands of children in the world today. Nick got his abusiveness from his father; his father got it from his father. Over the years Nick has developed a severe temper that without getting help may lead to Nick staying on this trend of abuse. If Nick didn’t get the support he was in need of‚ would he become one of the 55‚152 other child abusers
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Atlanta Yoga is a studio that is housed in a loft located in Midtown West. Atlanta Yoga has been opened for about six years and it offers many levels of yoga classes for the public. According to Ms. Adele Gale‚ the owner and director‚ Atlanta Yoga does not have a formal mission but is there to spread the form of yoga known as Ashtanga‚ which in Sanskrit means the eighth limb. This form of yoga works with synchronization of deep rhythmic breathing and movements. By regulating your breathing it aids
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Tidal breathing is an automatic and unconscious act. During speech breathing‚ it is a voluntary act in which the speaker controls. Tidal breathing and speech breathing have different inhalation rates which one can solve using the iFraction method. The iFraction method is taking the amount of time it takes to inhale and dividing it by the total respiratory cycle. Tidal Breathing has a person inhaling around 0.45 seconds during a respiratory cycle‚ but speech breathing inhalation takes
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Nostril Breathing Versus Normal Breathing After conducting a mini “study” of whether alternate nostril breathing helps people with sleep issues as opposed to normal breathing at bed time‚ it was concluded that‚ yes‚ alternate nostril breathing at bed time does help to relax a person and put them in a more sound sleep than normal breathing. In the personal study conducted‚ three nights were done under normal breathing circumstances and three nights with the alternate nostril breathing technique
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