Yoga 11

Credit Type: Academic

How it counts towards graduation: Physical Education Credit

Yoga 11 will introduce students to various styles and characteristics of yoga. Students will be participating in a variety of activities that will include both physical practice and classroom theory. The physical practice of yoga will include learning, developing, and practicing skills that involve strength, flexibility, endurance, balance, poise, regulation of energy, and mental focus, all of which can be applied to other physical activities. Classroom sessions educate students about the relationship between nutrition and fitness, the history and philosophy of yoga including values of non-violence, ethics, honesty and respect in the context of challenging physical activity. It is hoped that through this course students will develop a lifelong practice of yoga for personal fitness and recreation.