Yoga Asana Demonstration

INDAKAN 2010

Culminating activity of all dance and movement-based classes at the 

University of the Philippines Diliman 

College of Human Kinetics 

General Physical Education Program.

March 2010.

Uploaded on youtube by Prof. Mynette Aguilar.

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I wore my Polar F4 heart rate (HR) monitor during practice this morning to record exercise HR.  Resting heart rate (RHR) for this morning was above average at 68 beats per minute (bpm) but high based on my past RHR.  The last time I checked it was 56 bpm.  The average resting heart rate for men my age is between 71 to 74 bpm (Topend Sports, 2010).

With the RHR, I computed my HR training zone using Karvonen formula.  Calculated training zones at 50-85% maximum HR is 129-172 bpm.  I updated the user setting of my HR monitor and it was ready to go.

Here is the summary:

• Duration: 35.08 minutes
• In zone: 0 minutes
• Average HR: 92 bpm
• Max HR: 123 bpm
• Calories: 120 kcal

I did a basic practice which includes 5 surya A, 5 surya B, padangusthasana, padahasthasana, trikonasana A and B, parsvakonasana A and modified B, prasaritta padottanasana ABCD, parsvottanasana, uttitha hasta padangusthasana ABC, ardha baddha padmottanasana, utkatasana, virabadhrasana A and B, paschimattanasana A and C, purvottanasana, and the last three closing poses, yogamudrasana, padmasana, and utpluthih.

I turned on the HR monitor 10 seconds before I started the first surya A while standing in tadasana, and turned it off 5 seconds after landing from the last jump through, before savasana.

What does this tell us?

Because the data showed that no time was spent within the target training zone, we can say that the intensity of the basic program is not high enough to reach cardiovascular level, at least for me.  I'm fairly fit and I've been doing this for a long time.  Plus I was focusing on my breathing and regulating it consciously.

The story might be different for someone who is sedentary and has been active for a while.

I believe it is possible though to raise the heart rate up to at least 50% of my THR if I would jump higher and contract my big muscle groups more.  In that case, however, I will be doing exercise and not yoga asanas.

Until next time.

Om.

Yoga 4 Isko

PE2 Yoga at the UP Diliman College of Human Kinetics.  

This is the archery range room that has been converted to multi-purpose exercise room.  I asked the Dean if we can develop it into a mind-body room.  Put some decorations and make it really conducive for holistic fitness programs like yoga, pilates, or tai-chi.  This semester, it is the venue for pilates, yoga, and ball-and-band PE courses.

I like the place because it's quiet and away from the noise of dribbling balls and banging iron plates.  One of my yoga classes is at the dance studio.  It is more spacious but not very conducive for yoga.

The students at the archery range room are also more focused compared to the students in the dance studio.  I have about 3 noisy students who can't seem to perform the asanas without giving side comments.  

It's inspiring to observe them sitting quietly though at the end of each session...  sitting quietly... focusing on the breath... stilling the mind.

Om shanti, shanti, shanti.

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University students in the Philippines are required to take 4 general physical education courses as part of the requirements for graduation.  While it is recommended that the students finish their PE requirements in the first two years of their undergraduate studies, some also prefer to take it on their last two years.  Most universities follow the curriculum set by the Commission on Higher Education but because UP provides more freedom to students in choosing the types of activities that they want to enroll in.  In UP, the students can choose from a wide array of PE activities ranging from traditional ball games, fitness exercises, dance, to recreational activities.

PE2 Yoga is a 60-minute twice a week course which runs for 16 weeks per semester.

At the end of the course, the students are able to perform the basic ashtanga sequence (up to purvottanasan then closing) on the own.  Some poses like the wheel and tripod headstand are also introduced towards the end of the course to add elements of fun, challenge, and excitement.

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Did I tell you that we do the class in the middle of the day?  I have 4 sections this semester.  WF 1-2pm and TTh 11-12, 12-1, 1-2.

Hot yoga, anyone?

Yoga 4 Isko

The goal... to create awareness and bring yoga to the Filipino youth.

 Participants in balasana or child's pose.

 Ekam... inhale...

 Saluting to the sun...

 Dve... exhale...

 Shat... exhale...

 In padmasana (lotus) practicing a simple breathing exercise.

 My teacher's vision continues...

Stillness.

OM

Yoga Classes on (DLSU) Campus

August 19, 2009 (wednesday) 5:30-7pm
August 26, 2009 (wednesday) 5:30-7pm
August 28, 2009 (friday) 12-1:30pm
September 2, 2009 (wednesday) 5:30-7pm

For more details, please visit their announcement here.

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Yoga Haribol Club

A group of earnest students and professors were bonded together by their search for peace and real happiness. And with their sincere search, they found what they were looking for. They found it in the yoga lifestyle. It is in this spirit that the Yoga Haribol Club exists.

Yoga Haribol Club is a non-stock, non-profit, non-sectarian organization duly recognized by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Yoga Haribol Club is an organization of young people, driven by the knowledge that in order to achieve lasting peace, we must first have peaceful individuals. Only then can we have a peaceful world. We must thus find peace from within by first realizing who we are. And this can be done through yoga.

Visit their official website at yogaharibolclub.com

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Our organization aims to bring and share the values and importance of Yoga Lifestyle among the La Sallian community

Programs Offered:

• Hatha Yoga Session/Courses
• Seminars and Classes on:
• Vegetarianism and Health
• Environmental Awareness and Preservation
• Yoga Meditation
• Yoga Philosophy
• Personal and Social Issues (Drugs, Divorce, Suicide, Crime, Etc.)

Activities:

Weekly Hatha yoga session
Venue - Open space most preferably under shade of trees,

Vegetarian Food Fair
Usually conducted once a month.

Group Discussion and Group Meditation
Members and interested students drop by our "tambayan" and participate to discussion regarding yoga philosophy and social issues and also join the group meditation usually with musical accompaniment

Seminars
Different organization usually invites us to facilitate seminars they are interested to.

Outreach Program
Members participate to different outreach programs of the club (visiting rehabs, "bahay ampunan" & depressed areas, conducting children's program , seminars & livelihood programs in different barangays).

Workshops
Members are able to enhance their different expertise and so utilize it in student service.

Joint projects with other organization
Outbound trails, tree planting projects, yoga camp, environmental and health awareness, outreach programs

Source: http://www.dasma.dlsu.edu.ph/organizations/cso/yoga/index.asp