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Name Molly Reading Log
Book/Title
“Feel Happier Than You Outline of Reading
Pages Ever Thought Possible” by including key questions to be answered
Date Andrea Ferretti, in Yoga
Journal, October 2006. Author had anxiety attack. Didn‛t
know what it was and had more.
9 pages Tried different things that didn‛t
work—therapy and medications.
May 8 Then tried yoga and it worked. She
also says it works for depression,
Before reading too. Now she practices yoga
regularly and feels in control of her
My objectives are: emotions. She included several yoga
poses, with pictures, directions,
I don‛t know too much about yoga and and explanations of what they do to
I‛d like to learn more. My roommate make people calmer.
has done yoga for a couple of years,
so she loaned me this magazine. I can Can I add yoga to my own life? Is it
talk with her more when I‛m done with really complicated?
this assignment.
Can I use yoga with my patients when
My performance criteria are: I‛m a nurse?

I want to see if I can understand the
basic ideas about yoga.

I want to be able to talk to my
roommate about yoga.

I want to be able to read and
understand articles on new topics that
I can use in my profession as a nurse.

Minutes I expect to spend reading: 1 hour

First Reading

Notes and observations:

There are a lot of words in another language—confusing.
Yoga is supposed to help if you‛re scared or anxious.
Most of the poses look OK—I could do them.
The writer feels that yoga “transformed” her life—maybe it could help others?

Key Vocabulary Use each key word in a new context or phrase.
asana
lucidity When you sit in a yoga position, it is called an asana.
holistic Yoga helps clear your thoughts and give you lucidity.
I want to practice holistic medicine because that treats the
72 body and the mind.

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