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The Four
Yogas
A collage Activity
Religion: Hinduism
Purpose: to
reinforce and test understanding regarding this aspect of Hinduism Cognitive
Skills: comprehension, application, analysis
Learning Styles: visual,
sensing
Intelligences: visual-spatial,
bodily-kinesthetic
Use: in classroom,
as homework For: individuals,
pairs, small groups Estimated
time: 15 - 30 minutes (though reflective and global thinkers might want to
take more time as they think about and stumble across images as they go
about their daily life) Materials
needed: paper or poster board, glue, scissors, old magazines, junk
mail ads, clip art and other sources for images, marker(s) to label
posters. Note:
can be done in front of the TV, or listening to music The
Activity:
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Begin
with a piece of paper (9X12 construction or craft paper should
suffice).
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Divide
the paper into four quadrants: fold in half and in half again, then
unfold so your paper looks like this:
Separate the
quadrants with wide, dark lines using a marker or colored tape.
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In each
quadrant paste images showing people pursuing the different kinds of
spiritual pursuits identified by Hinduism (these need not be within a
Hindu context - most religions have their own equivalent of these
pursuits). In this case, some of your images may not show people but
will indicate objects that may relate to one or another Yoga. (review
your reading or lecture notes, if needed).
If your images are large or you have a lot of them and they don't fit
on one piece of paper, you may tape four pieces together to make a
larger poster.
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Images may be
cut from magazines, junk mail advertising, or any other resources you
may have at hand. You can also use clip art or images you locate on
the Web. Try to show several images for each Yoga.
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When you have
completed your collage, label each quadrant with the appropriate Yoga.
For clarification, label the images as well (example: "feeding
the hungry" in the "Karma" quadrant, "Bible
study" in the "Jnana" quadrant).
Alternative
possibilities: any topic which lends itself to categories (such as
kinds of animals, things associated with various countries or famous
people, historical time periods, etc.)
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