YOGA+ART=LOVE

Tiffany Asha

Deerpark Middle School, RRISD

Austin, TX

Today

• Yoga experiences on campus– Field Day– Yoga Club– Yoga+Art Workshop

• Yoga practice

• Q/A

Yoga = LoveNAMASTE Seated mandala!

Please sit in one large circle, boys on the right, girls on the

left.

Guidelines…Please

• Tuck in your shirts• If something hurts, stop!• If you get winded, or need a break comedown into child’s pose

Each pose will be done on both L and R sides

Begin Seated

• Sit in a cross legged position

• Begin with “OM”

in three parts:– AHHH– OOO– MMM

Set an intention…

Fire logs and spine rolls

Sukasana – neck rolls

Sukasana – shoulder opener

Tadasana – Uttanasana

Sun Salutations

• Hands up to the ceiling, fold forward

• Look up to your nose point

• Jump or walk back to plank

• Roll over your toes to down dog

• Take 5 deep breaths

• Step or hop forward to standing

• Repeat 5 times!

5 Sun Salutations

Warrior I - vinyasana

Warrior II – Lunge to III –vinyasana

Lie on your belly -- Salabasana

• Locust pose x 3

Back bend = Dhanurasana x2

Balasana = child’s pose

Roll up to seated -Paschimottanasana

Down dog – pigeon Eka Pada Rajakapotasana

Down dog – seated – ButterflyBaddha Konasana

Lotus

Sphere of light meditation

Sphere of light meditation

NAMASTE!

The light within me honors the light within you.

Shavasana

Yoga+Art Workshop with Students

Animoto Movie…

~Yoga Time~

• Breath / intention /mantra• Seated neck rolls• Standing – bananas • Standing – side stretch • Standing – shoulder opener• Standing – half sun salutations• Seated – fire logs / spine rolls• Seated meditation – sphere of light

Resources to share…

Yoga Music Playlist

Yoga:•  All I Want Is You U2 • Amber 311 • Sweet Lullaby Deep Forest • Elephant Gun Beirut • Remembrance Delerium • Little Things India.Arie • Ganesh is Fresh (feat. Jai

Uttal) MC Yogi • Upside Down Jack Johnson • Venus as a Boy Bjork • Short Skirt/Long Jacket Cake • Phoenix Rise Maxwell • Viva La Vida Coldplay• Love Is My Religion

(acoustic) Ziggy Marley • Beautiful World Colin Hay

Art:• Pretender Foo Fighters • Panic Switch Silversun Pickups • Vertigo U2• Uprising Muse • Mercy Duffy • Ooh La La Goldfrapp • A-Punk Vampire Weekend • Lust For Life Iggy Pop • Nothing Really Matters Madonna • Float On Modest Mouse • World In Motion New Order • Hey Ya! Outkast • Renegades Of Funk Rage Against

the Machine  • Empire State Of Mind [Jay-Z +

Alicia Keys] Jay-Z • Rock That Body Black Eyed

Peas A-Punk 

Resources

• Animoto – movie = free for educators• www.yogajournal.com for images • Free yoga stick figures page on Facebook• Yoga Yoga studio in Austin• Yoga teachers: Matt Borer, Sanieh Patricia, Tim Sullivan,Larissa Rogers, Selena PangTracy Kwak, & Kewal Hausman

In Conclusion

• Breathing is the first step to creating

• Connection to mind/body/spirit

• Chakras – spinning opens creativity

• Open and clear mind leaves room for creativity

• It’s fun

• Questions…

My Contact info:

Tiffany_asha@roundrockisd.org

Tiffany_asha@yahoo.com

http://deerparkfinearts.typepad.com/artasha

http://youtube.com/asharoom212

Thank you for attending!