University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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In order to reduce stress, gain strength and maintain a healthy weight, students look to yoga to stabilize their minds, bodies and souls iLJilten h HEATHER BURCHFIELD plwtograpM hr JENNY ANDERSON pgafias grown in its popularity as men and women, young and old, tiy to cMxnc physically fit. Jecause yoga is also known as a cross-training tool, some of Ole Miss fck team members have attended the classes for such benefits. It is a total ' fitness package encompassing hundreds of different exercises through a strength and cardiovascular workout. However, yoga is not just for athletes or limber women; it is also for the common person wanting to become fit and healthy. Through its controlled and precise breathing, strengthening, stretching and endurance building exercises, the entire body becomes toned. The body ' s circulation is stimulated and the mind relaxes. On top of being a student, Mary Katherine Gilmore, a sophomore marketing and nutrition major from Meridian, is an instructor for yoga classes three times a week. She said by doing yoga, people gain strength, fle.vibility. balance and peace of mind. Yoga is an exercise where you use your body as weights, Gilmore said. It helps your overall body tone and reduces stress. Yoga is an exercise where you use your body as weights, Gilmore said. It helps your overall body tone and reduces stress. Logan Porter, a senior exercise science major, said she would like to become certified to be a yoga instructor. I like to come to the classes as much as I can because I can always feel progress, Porter said. I do other cardio and weightlifting exercises, but yoga is more than just a good workout. It relaxes my mind and body from my daily worries. The yoga classes as well as the other exercise classes offered in the Turner Center are not just for students. The faculty and community citizens have access to the classes as well. Nick Fokialakis, a visiting scientist in the pharmacy department from Greece, said he tries to attend yoga classes once a week. I come to yoga because it makes me feel relaxed when I am anxious, Fokialakis said. This is an exercise of the mind and body. I always feel much better after each class. The amount of stress that is experienced during a day drives man - to attend the clas.ses. Daisy C rawfbrd, a 27-year-old graduate of Brigham Young University and stay-at-home-mom, said she attends yoga three times a week. I just think it ' s fun, Crawford said. I have two kids, and by taking these classes, this is a time that I can focus just on me. I always feel very relaxed afterwards. There are three different types of yoga classes available. These classes include power yoga, aqua yoga and yoga. Power yoga gives a more cardiovascular workout, (iilinore said. It is more intense with more movement lor the more advanced. The acjua yoga class is brand tiew. This branch of yoga really challenges i)alance because you arc in the water. It is really good for beginners and the elderly l)ecause it is gentle and feels good on muscles and joints. The basic yoga class is for j)eopie who are just getting introduced to yoga. It is a lower impact workout than |)()wcr yoga. 62 I Tin; Ole Miss 2005 K.

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Willi a classniaU ' . ' illi xoiir mother. abbiiig a cup of coHco is more po|)ular lliaii r Tr in the Oxford and Ok- Miss coniniimily, due o llic uninhibiu ' d cmironnienl of die collbc shop scene. While orderiiio; from (ner eight t pes of colTee and 18 llaxored syrii])s may attract many patrons, partakin g in the calming beverage is creating spaces where indixiduals can meet with anyone, or no one at all. It is like coming into a IriendK house, said ' era Parshikova, a native of Russia who has been working at Uptow n Coflce for two years. Life goes through the cofiee shop. People come in here to communicate. Both coOee and comersation are brought to the table. With si. coffee shops and a plethora of gas stations offering beverages ranging from regular house blends to non-fat milk steamers with sugar-free vanilla, colTee is more accessible and enjo)able than e er. Now Olc Miss students can grab a cup of joe in thcJ.D. Villiams Library ' s Ja a Cit)- or the Starbucks in the Student Union. For many, coffee works as the perfect upper during a morning fog, or as a satisfying afternoon treat. Ever bod) is drinking coffee, Java City employee Tiffan - Vaughn said. We have everyday customers, and I never forget their faces. When they come up, I ' ll already haxe their coffee ready for them - the size and what they like. According to aughn, one of five workers at the library ' s coffee bar, there is a steady stream of customers throughout the day. Although she says that no particular type of person is more apt to be a coffee drinker, she is quick to assert that mornings are the busiest time during the eight-and-a-half hours Java City is open. It is kind of a meeting place, said Christina Boone, a sophomore pre-pharmacy major fnjm Jackson. It tjives students somethintj to do between Besides the social aspect of drinking coffee, the ' , . hot beverage also serves as a key element to studying. For obvious reasons, coffee provides the boost many ; students need during a late-night study session. ' However, for many students, studying in collee shops oilers a nice bu , , of chatter, music and collee grinders which helps them concentrate. Ciathering in a coffee shop oilers a practical alternati ' e to the lijjrary for study groups ijccause conversation can llow freely in a regular I speaking voice. I come here to get away form m ' room while studying, said DListiii Iarkle, a soiihomorc bioc hemistry major from Vic ksijurg. It is a nice, aesthetic environment the smells, the atmosphere plus the collee is good! (Generally, most collee shops in the area sell around JU) iierccnl in collee products. The other 20 pcrceni is crediled to ice (ream drinks and the increasing popularity of hot tea. By and large, a regular (iip of colli ' c runs around SI. 70 in Oxiitrd. Oll-Scjuare Books oilers the best bargain with 11 .( .1 cent cup of colfee, lax included. .More exjiensive beverages include creamy fra]5pes, strong However, ihe allr; Breakfast slai)l( inaiia .ines anc ■n ironiuciii tn power l()i the Studeni Liu.

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THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, the Turner Center offers various yoga classes for students and members. The classes are designed to relieve tension through balance, flexibilty ' f ' m j ' V ientLike I 63