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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
KFIT 26.1 | Title:
GENTLE YOGA |
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| Full Title:
Gentle Yoga |
| Last Reviewed:4/13/2020 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 0 |
| Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 0.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Gentle yoga is based on hatha style yoga yet is less strenuous than other forms. This class benefits students that may have physical challenges, limited flexibility or those looking for a more relaxed, stress reducing yoga experience.The course progresses at a slower pace and focuses on stretching all areas of the body, while releasing stress and tension from joints and muscles.Yoga techniques for stress reduction, including breathing, meditation, and relaxation methods will be emphasized.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Gentle yoga is based on hatha style yoga yet is less strenuous than other forms. This class benefits students that may have physical challenges, limited flexibility or those looking for a more relaxed, stress reducing yoga experience.The course progresses at a slower pace and focuses on stretching all areas of the body, while releasing stress and tension from joints and muscles.Yoga techniques for stress reduction, including breathing, meditation, and relaxation methods will be emphasized.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2013 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2013 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Apply principles of movement and body awareness during gentle yoga postures.
2. Demonstrate gentle yoga asanas including floor, seated, kneeling, and standing postures.
3. Integrate proper breathing techniques during yoga asanas.
4. Describe meditation, breathing and relaxation methods.
Topics and Scope
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I. Yoga Principles
A. Movement Principles
1. Sagittal flexion, extension, and elongation
2. Lateral flexion, extension, and elongation
3. Rotation
4. Inversion
5. Centering
B. Body Awareness
1. Alignment
2. Balance
3. Integration
II. Gentle Yoga
A. Modifications and progressions
B. Poses for backpain
C. Using props
III. Pranayama (breathing) Techniques
A. Integration with yoga asanas
B. Types of breathing
C. Benefits of breathing techniques
IV. Types of Meditation
A. Visualization
B. Concentration
C. Mantra
D. Stream of conciousness
V. Stress reduction techniques
VI. Personal Gentle Yoga Practice
A. Designing a gentle yoga personal practice based on level and physical challenges
B. Integrating yoga and meditation practice into daily living
C. Benefits of gentle yoga and relaxation methods
D. Using yoga techniques functionally
Assignments:
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May include any or all of the following:
1. Written personal yoga goals (1 page)
2. Reflective analysis of personal growth, experience and progress (1-2 per semester)
3. Journal entries (4-10 per semester)
4. Personal gentle yoga practice
5. Skill performance examination of proper techniques and gentle yoga asanas.
6. 1-3 exams and/or quizzes (Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion)
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
10 - 30% |
| Personal goals, journal entries, analysis, personal practice | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
20 - 40% |
| Skill performance examination | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 30% |
| Exams and Quizzes | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
40 - 60% |
| Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Yoga for Pain Relief: Simple Practices to Calm Your Mind and Heal Your Chronic Pain, 1st Edition. Kelly McGonigal and Timothy McCall. New Harbinger Publications: 2009
The American Yoga Association's Easy Does It Yoga : The Safe and Gentle Way to Health and Well-Being, 1st Edition. Alice Christensen. Touchstone: 1999.
Instructor prepared materials
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