Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- What do you do to relax after working hard or experiencing challenging or stressful situations?
- Have you ever done yoga? If so, was it by yourself or in a studio class? What was your experience like? If no, would you like to try it?
- Is yoga popular in your country? Why or why not?
- Why do you think that yoga is a popular form of relaxation and exercise in many parts of the world?
Part Two: Vocabulary
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Exercise
Part Three: Listening
In this lesson, you are going to listen to a short podcast about the techniques used when practicing yoga.
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Exercise
Part Four: Further Discussion
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- Have you practiced any of the techniques mentioned in the listening? If so, which do you find useful and why? If not, would you like to try any of them?
- The listening gave some other uses of the techniques such as stretching during work or school and calming yourself down during stressful situations. Would you ever try the techniques in any of these situations?
- Are there any yoga studios near you? If not, where else could you practice yoga?