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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
KFIT 6.3 | Title:
ADVANCED YOGA |
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Full Title:
Advanced Yoga |
Last Reviewed:8/28/2023 |
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: 26.25 | Total Student Learning Hours: 78.75 | |
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:
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Catalog Description:
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This course, using Hatha Yoga asanas (postures), will emphasize advanced level flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination. Yoga techniques for mind-body connection and centering will include breathing and relaxation methods.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course, using Hatha Yoga asanas (postures), will emphasize advanced level flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination. Yoga techniques for mind-body connection and centering will include breathing and relaxation methods.
(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
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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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: | Spring 2018 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 2018 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to perform advanced level asanas (postures) and yoga techniques.
2. Create an advanced level Yoga practice designed to improve flexibility, muscular strength,
balance, and coordination.
3. Describe relaxation, breathing and centering methods used in Yoga.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Apply principles of movement and body awareness into Hatha yoga postures.
2. Demonstrate advanced level Hatha yoga asanas including floor, seated, kneeling, and standing
postures.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of breath integration with yoga asanas.
4. Perform a personal advanced level Yoga practice based on flexibility, muscular strength,
balance, and coordination.
5. Apply Yoga techniques and benefits into daily life practices.
Topics and Scope
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I. Yoga Principles
A. Movement Principles
1. flexion
2. extension/elongation
3. lateral flexion/extension
4. rotation
5. inversion
6. centering
B. Body Awareness
1. alignment
2. balance
3. integration
II. Hatha Yoga Advanced Level Asanas
A. Advanced seated asanas
1. Cow Face
2. Hero pose
3. Revolved Head to Knee pose
B. Advanced floor asanas
1. Chatarunga (Four Limbed Staff pose)
2. Dolphin
3. Bow
4. Downward Facing Dog
5. One Leg Down Dog
C. Advanced kneeling asanas
1. Camel
2. Twisted Lunge
D. Advanced standing asanas
1. Revolved Side Angle
2. Standing Split
3. Revolved Triangle
4. Chair
E. Advanced balance poses
1. Warrior III
2. Dancer
3. Half Moon
F. Modifications
III. Pranayama (Breathing) Techniques
A. Breath integration with yoga asanas
B. Breath for relaxation/meditation
C. Breath for cleansing/clearing
IV. Yoga Practice
A. Designing an advanced personal practice
B. Integrating yoga practice into daily living
C. Benefits of Yoga
D. Using Yoga techniques functionally
E. Meditation practices
V. Chakras
VI. History and Philosophy of Yoga
VII. Patanjali's Eight Limbs of Yoga
VIII. Styles and Types of Yoga
Assignments:
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Students are expected to spend an additional one and one-half hours per week outside of class on one or more of the following activities:
Assignments may include any or all of the following:
1. Written assessment of personal growth and experience in yoga class
2. Reflective journal
3. Reading 5 - 10 pages from the textbook each week
4. Practice and proper demonstration of advanced level yoga asanas/postures
5. Quizzes (1-3)
6. Design of an advanced level personal yoga practice
7. Anaylsis of yoga postures
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 5 - 15% |
Written assessment, journal, 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% |
Class performances, Performance exams: Demonstration of asana | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 10 - 30% |
Completion, Essay/short answer, 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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Beth Shaw's Yoga Fit. 3rd Edition. Shaw, Beth. Human Kinetics. 2015
Yoga for the Joy of It. Kraines, Minda and Sherman, Barbara. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 2009 (classic)
Instructor Prepared Materials
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