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Yoga involves three main things: breathing exercises, poses called asanas, and meditation or relaxation. To practice yoga, you hold various poses, moving from one to another, while being mindful of your breathing. The document discusses how the writer got into yoga after a friend enjoyed it, and how yoga has positively impacted their life by relieving stress and back pain. It also mentions benefits like improved mood, flexibility, and reduced anxiety from regular yoga practice.

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Yoga

Yoga involves three main things: breathing exercises, poses called asanas, and meditation or relaxation. To practice yoga, you hold various poses, moving from one to another, while being mindful of your breathing. The document discusses how the writer got into yoga after a friend enjoyed it, and how yoga has positively impacted their life by relieving stress and back pain. It also mentions benefits like improved mood, flexibility, and reduced anxiety from regular yoga practice.

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Rebekah Oswin
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Yoga

Explain what yoga is in your own words.

What three things does it involve?


Can you explain how to do one of the basic poses in yoga?

How do you practice yoga?

How did you get into yoga?

How has yoga impacted your life?


Match the words in bold to the definitions below

1) My friend really enjoyed yoga so I decided to take it up.

2) Some people say that yoga flushes out toxins from your body, but many health
experts say there is no scientific evidence for this.

3) Zach suffers from back pain but he says that yoga helps relieve the pain.

4) My yoga mat was in my bag but I really had to yank it to get it out.

5) If you don’t stretch before exercising you are likely to strain something in your body.

a) To experience pain trouble or difficulty


b) To overstretch a muscle in your body
c) To become interested in and start doing a hobby, activity, etc.
d) To pull something with a strong force with your hands
e) To cleanse or wash something out.
Choose the correct definition or synonym.

Chris had some inflammation on his skin due to an allergic reaction.

Inflammation is a) the effect of a drug or medicine


b) the body’s response to an injury or infection
c) a long term physical illness

My friend has low self-esteem because of a difficult childhood.

Self-esteem is a) having self-centred or selfish behaviour


b) self confidence or self respect
c) self control or the ability to control one’s behaviour

My son participated in a very dangerous activity which gave me great


anxiety.

Anxiety is a) a feeling of missing or forgetting something from the past.


b) a feeling of nervousness or worry
c) a feeling of inspiration or creativity
Choose a word from the box to complete the sentences

mediations flexible participate

1) One of yoga’s benefits is doing ________________.


2) Experts are searching for people to ______________ in a
study about yoga benefits.
3) I love yoga because it makes you more _____________.
What does it mean if your muscles are toned?

a) They feel flexible and easy to move.


b) They feel inflexible and hard to move.
c) They feel flexible and in a lot of pain.

The opposite of toned muscles are t _g _t muscles.


Brain and body benefits of doing yoga

What do you think are the most


common or main causes of stress these
days?

Think about the sports you do. Do they all


have mental health benefits?
What happened to some women after doing hatha yoga for 16
weeks?

How much exercise does the Department of Health recommend per


week?

What are some of the benefits of doing meditative yoga?


Fill in the missing letters in the sentences taken from the video.

1. Regular exercise can reduce a_x_ e_ y.


2. Regular exercise can i_ p_o _v _ your mood.
3. Regular exercise can improve your sleep and your s_l_
-e_t_e_.
Are the following statements true or false?

1. The more you do yoga the less toxins you will have in your body.
2. About 80% of Americans will have back pain in their life.
3. Yoga is known to cause harmful inflammation in your body.
4. Yoga can boost levels of hormones to make you feel good.
In the video it is mentioned that many people suffer from back pain.
Have you ever suffered from back pain? If so, how did you manage it?

Would you consider yourself to be a flexible person? What are some


other ways to improve your flexibility?

Doing yoga may reduce anxiety and stress. What else can do the
same?

What sports or hobbies would you like to take up if you had the time
and money to do so?
Can you tell me how to do a different pose
in a similar way?

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