Yoga Outline
KEYWORD OUTLINE
Name: Previous ACC Student Introduction I. Attention-Getter: picture brings to your mind? A. [PowerPoint image representing Sri Dharma Mittra] 1. a world renowned yoga teacher 2. who truly exemplifies yoga 3. demonstrating an unsupported headstand 4. Niralamba Sirsasana in Sanskrit 5. Sanskrit classical language of India B. perfect posture in Time Square 1. truly demonstrates Yoga 2. showing diligence, focus, strength II. Personal Credibility: certified instructor practicing six years III. Thesis: long interesting history offering practitioners A. path to a calmer mind B. healthier body C. more open heart D. once balance is found within Transition: Let’s begin with the history Body I. First main point: beginning thousands years ago carved [PowerPoint image of first Yoga carving] A. According to the book Light on Yoga written by B.K.S. Iyengar, “The early history of Yoga dates back 3,500 years ago when images of the first poses surfaced in the Indus Valley Region near India and Pakistan while the actual word ‘yoga’ was first used around 1,500 B.C.E.” B. Preclassical yoga - third century B.C.E. 1. most famous and beloved texts 2. The Bhagavad Gita 3. meaning “The Lord’s Song” 4. blending action and devotion C. Classical yoga - second century C.E. 1. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras 2. first systematic presentation of Yoga 3. Patanjali - father of modern yoga 4. due to early contributions 5. nearly every teacher familiar with
Name: Previous ACC Student Introduction I. Attention-Getter: picture brings to your mind? A. [PowerPoint image representing Sri Dharma Mittra] 1. a world renowned yoga teacher 2. who truly exemplifies yoga 3. demonstrating an unsupported headstand 4. Niralamba Sirsasana in Sanskrit 5. Sanskrit classical language of India B. perfect posture in Time Square 1. truly demonstrates Yoga 2. showing diligence, focus, strength II. Personal Credibility: certified instructor practicing six years III. Thesis: long interesting history offering practitioners A. path to a calmer mind B. healthier body C. more open heart D. once balance is found within Transition: Let’s begin with the history Body I. First main point: beginning thousands years ago carved [PowerPoint image of first Yoga carving] A. According to the book Light on Yoga written by B.K.S. Iyengar, “The early history of Yoga dates back 3,500 years ago when images of the first poses surfaced in the Indus Valley Region near India and Pakistan while the actual word ‘yoga’ was first used around 1,500 B.C.E.” B. Preclassical yoga - third century B.C.E. 1. most famous and beloved texts 2. The Bhagavad Gita 3. meaning “The Lord’s Song” 4. blending action and devotion C. Classical yoga - second century C.E. 1. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras 2. first systematic presentation of Yoga 3. Patanjali - father of modern yoga 4. due to early contributions 5. nearly every teacher familiar with