Beginning Hatha Yoga KNAC 150A Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  Hatha Yoga syllabus PDF Spring 2018 SAC.pdf

Meet Your Instructor:  Joseph Celis M.S. C.S.C.S.

Hello class. I'm exited to be your instructor next semester. Just a bit about me, I earned my Master's of Science in Kinesiology with a focus on Strength and Conditioning and Program Design at CSU Fullerton. I have had the opportunity to teach Sports Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, Health & Wellness, Muay Thai, Archery, Self Defense, and Yoga. I enjoy spending time with my family, Martial Arts, yoga, archery, backpacking, overlanding and traveling. I hope to motivate and educate you this coming semester as well as to be your guide to help you reach your educational and career goals. 

Course Description: 

Hatha comes from the Sanskrit words “ha” (Sun) and “tha” (Moon). Hatha Yoga seeks to unify the mind and body. Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word “yuj” which means to “join”. Yoga is not a religion, rather it is an ancient art form developed to harmonize the mind, body, and spirit. Today’s fast pace lifestyle often accounts for high stress levels, physical ailments, and an overall imbalance in one’s life. Yoga provides a practice to help clear the mind, strengthen and increase the flexibility of the body, and eventually facilitate a sense of peace and well being. Through various stretching postures, core exercises, and mental focus, students of all fitness levels will be able to improve their fitness level with this course.

Textbook Information:  None

Course Learning Objectives: 

1. Demonstrate competence in the 12 basic poses in yoga.
2. Describe and demonstrate selected hatha yoga breath regulation techniques.
3.  List the benefits of yoga.
4.  Exhibit the proper etiquette for yoga.
5.  Express the relationship between yoga and the components of health-related fitness.
6.  Develop strategies to maintain lifelong health habits/behaviors.
7.  Understand the history and evolution of hatha yoga and its relevance in modern society.

Student Learning Objectives: 

1. Students will become competent in the fundamental principles and terminology of yoga.
2. Students will recall the relationship between yoga and the components of health-related fitness.