Effects of School-based Yoga Program on University Students

Yoga lesson practices will be designed and implemented by instructors physiotherapists who have completed 200 hours of yoga instructor training (RYT-200). The yoga program, which will consist of one-hour sessions once a week, is planned to last 14 weeks. 4 weeks of classes will be theoretical lessons related to yoga philosophy, 10 weeks of yoga sessions will be applied every week on different concepts such as upper extremity and / or lower extremity focused strengthening and / or flexibility and breathing exercises. In addition to this training, students will be advised to repeat the practices once a week. Sessions will begin with breathing practices called pranayama, followed by yoga postures called asanas, and the sequence will be finished with savasana pose. In this pose, guided meditations will be performed on subjects such as body awareness and self-compassion.