Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Blog 18: Third Answer

EQ: What is most beneficial about the practice of Bikram Yoga?

Answer 3:  Bikram Yoga increases concentration and reduces stress, depression and anxiety.
  • Practicing yoga improves cognition.
  • Studies have shown that yoga decreases anxiety and depression.
  • Maintaining poses increase focus and concentration, especially in extreme heat.
Sources:
  • Interview 3
1/17/201438BLRB (blurb) Gregoire, Carolyn. "How Yoga Changes Your Body, Starting The Day You Begin (INFOGRAPHIC)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 28 Oct. 2013. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.
3/7/201448JOUNRAL ARTICLECarson, James W., Kimberly M. Carson, Laura S. Porter, Francis J. Keefe, and Victoria L. Seewaldt. "Yoga of Awareness Program for Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors: Results from a Randomized Trial." Suportive Care in Cancer 17.10 (2009): 1301-309. SpringerLink.com. SpringerLink. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.
3/7/201450ARTL (article) Corbett, Holly C. "Feel Happier and Less Stressed in 24 Hours." Shape Magazine. Shape Magazine, 18 Feb. 2014. Web. 07 Mar. 2014.

2/7/201444ARTL (article) Ernst, Carl, Andrea K. Olsen, John P.J. Pinel, and Brian R. Christie. "Antidepressant Effects of Exercise: Evidence for an Adult-neurogenesis Hypothesis?" Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/. U.S. National Library of Medicince National Institute of Health, 31 Mar. 2006. Web. 7 Feb. 2014.
9/27/201324BLRB (BLURB) PATTON PELLEGRINO, JESSICA. "In Sweat We Trust." E: The Environmental Magazine 22.6 (2011): 32-33. Academic Search Premier. Web. 27 Sept. 2013.
10/11/201329BLRB (BLURB) Khan, Meena. "Yoga Manners for Sweaty Men." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 10 Oct. 2013. Web. 11 Oct. 2013.
2/21/201446ARTL (article) Mettia, Rudy. "10 Ways Yoga Will Make You a Better Lover." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.

2/21/201445ARTL (article) Zabel, Alanna. "Yoga and Sex." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 20 Feb. 2014. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.

Concluding sentence: Bikram Yoga increases concentration while reducing stress through complex and relaxing postures in an extreme enviornment.

















Saturday, March 8, 2014

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Literal:

a) I, Jessica Hartlein, affirm that I have completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

b) My mentor, Vanessa Gomez, the studio director Greg White, and another instructor Josh Jones helped me complete my independent component 1.

c) Independent Component 1

d) For my independent component I separated out the hours that I actually practiced yoga and logged it on my spreadsheet.  On weekend mornings I attended the first yoga class of the day.




Applied:

Before senior project I had never done BikramYoga before.  I came to understand the foundation through practice and research.  My mentor and the rest of the staff have helped me discover the benefits of Bikram Yoga for myself.  Since I began practicing in October, I've noticed an increase in my stamina and flexibility as well as significant improvement in an old injury.