Namaste: A beginner’s guide to yoga 

February 23, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students can experience significant positive impacts on both physical and mental health through the practice of yoga.  Yoga is a practice that has been used for thousands of years. According to the Ministry of Ayush in the Indian government, the origins of yoga practice are traced back to around the fifth or sixth centuries BC […]

Three ways to take control of your stress this semester

January 7, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU students enjoy a yoga class available in the Student Life and Wellness Center on campus. Photo courtesy of August Miller, UVU Marketing Stress is an inevitable part of the college experience. Whether this is the first semester or the last, stress can be managed and even used to students advantage, if approached correctly. Change your perception In […]

Diversity is celebrated for the United Nations’ International Day of Peace

September 25, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Maricel Evangelista The Reflection Center celebrated the International Day of Peace, a day where students of different beliefs and backgrounds come together to discuss how to better demonstrate peace on campus. All are welcome to find, discover and seek your spiritual and ethical identities, Ellie Thompson, Reflection Center coordinator, said. Thompson led the open-house […]

Krishna Temple

October 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Krishna Temple is well known for the annual Holi Festival of Colors during the spring, but many people are unaware that they host many events throughout the year to celebrate the culture and beauty of India. One such event, India Fest, took place September 24, 2016 south of UVU, Spanish Fork, Utah at the […]

Breathe, Bend, and Be- The 3 B’s of Yoga

February 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Yoga is not just a word or practice, but a choice and a lifestyle.   “Yoga is for everyone; there is no exclusiveness or hierarchy. If you can breathe, you can do Yoga,” said Amy Williams, owner of the 3B Yoga Studio in The Shops at Riverwoods.   Besides the obvious health benefits of yoga, […]

Balance yourself with yoga

September 28, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’re like most students, you’re probably starting to feel the weight of classes bear down on you. With UVU’s yoga club, you can start to strip away that stress. To those who’ve been living in a cave and are unfamiliar with yoga, it is a different sort of exercise that has its participants engage […]