(Left) Ms. Lala Beltran-Reyes, ManPower Section head of HRD; (Right) Dr. Rita Alvero, Director of Research Support and Extension Services
The Human Resources Development (HRD) Department of the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, in cooperation with the Research Division - Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine(CIM), held "THE STRESS MANAGEMENT YOGA WORKSHOP THROUGH MINDFUL APPROACHES" on Oct. 16, 2008, from 8 - 12:00 noon, at the Villarosa Hall, Angelo King Medical Research Center. There were 23 participants to the workshop, coming from different units of the medical sciences campus. Head of the Manpower Section Lala Beltran-Reyes of the HRD Department introduced Dr. Rita Alvero, Director of Research Support and Extension Services who then gave the Opening Remarks. Dr. Dante G. Simbulan Jr., the CIM Chair, later gave a brief lecture on medical applications of yoga training based on experiences of university medical centers .
overseas. Dr. Simbulan also facilitated the yoga workshop later in the morning, starting with Chair Yoga exercise routines followed by yoga routines on the mat. Yoga routines, as explained by the resource person, are simply exercises to bring one's awareness into the present moment, which is what is also called as "mindfulness". Mindfulness approaches go beyond the yoga mat, and can be brought into daily life, which is the bigger Yoga off the mat.
overseas. Dr. Simbulan also facilitated the yoga workshop later in the morning, starting with Chair Yoga exercise routines followed by yoga routines on the mat. Yoga routines, as explained by the resource person, are simply exercises to bring one's awareness into the present moment, which is what is also called as "mindfulness". Mindfulness approaches go beyond the yoga mat, and can be brought into daily life, which is the bigger Yoga off the mat.
(Left) Dr. Dante G. Simbulan Jr., the CIM Chair; (Right) Introduction to Breath Awareness (Dirgha Pranayama - 3- parts full breath)
(Above) Chair Yoga Exercise Routines; (Below) Yoga on the Mat, starting with Centering/ Breath awareness and Positive Affirmations, followed by "Pratapana" in the Kripalu tradition or warm-up exercises.
(Below) Participants do two versions of the Sun Salutation flow series, ending with a deep relaxation pose (savasana) in Yoga Nidra (last two pictures).
Savasana in yoga nidra, known in western stress management circles as "progressive muscle relaxation technique", is a very important part of a yoga session to induce deep relaxation at the end of a "meditation-in-motion" yoga workout .
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