Bringing Spirituality to Class: Results

The Table below lists the different activities that were tried during the experiment period and their results.  NE = not effective, SE = somewhat effective, VE = very effective.

 

Table.  Spiritual Activities Tried During the Experiment, and Their Impact

Activity	Where   Tried	Results
Bringing   “prayer hands” to third eye instead of heart	Samadhi Axis	VE
Devotional   focused practice	Axis	VE
Prone   supplication during practice	Core Power	VE
Doing   asana practice with eyes closed	Core Power Axis	VE
Using   Anjali mudra during practices as much as possible, even if not cued by   instructor	Samadhi	VE
Meditating   after asana practice	Core Power	SE
Setting an   intention to honor God during practice	Core Power	SE
Picture of   religious icon next to mat during practice	Samadhi	SE
Saying a short   prayer with each down dog hold	Samadhi	NE
Meditating   before asana practice	Core Power	NE