This session was on individual physical activity, and the lesson was particularly focused on Yoga.

This was very relaxing and interesting lesson out of all the lessons we have done.

One comment that caught my attention in this particular lesson was about the religious background in Yoga. Although it is a individual physical activity, one of the lesson providers briefly raised a comment that some have found practicing Yoga to be somewhat religious in terms of things like meditation and being able to feel one’s mind and soul and other things that could trigger a sentiment of religious practice.

This really made me to think about some of the things that might arise from parents and families from various backgrounds. This does not have to do with Yoga, but sometimes, there might be students who are uncomfortable in certain situations where they might not feel like participating in certain activities because they are mindful of their own culture. Or maybe not the students but the parents might feel a little unsure about the things that students might be doing in physical education.

I think it goes back to the question of what are we trying to teach? Whether it is Yoga or other physical activity is, our purpose should be promoting physical activity and healthy life style. To achieve that goal, we can take variety of ways and methods that could fully help students to develop various different knowledge about their body and health.

I think if this message is clear to the students and to the families and parents, it might become easier to communicate with people from different backgrounds.

Overall, it was an interesting lesson.

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