The office of Student Support decided to CANCEL all of the Yoga and Pilates at AUC due to the budget cuts.
We, AUC community, demand that the Yoga and Pilates classes resume (3Yoga classes and 1 Pilates classe per week) due to the following reasons:
The Student Support office provides the "Wellness Program" which aims on promoting a healthy lifestyle and well-being: "Wellness is a process of moving toward personal awareness and a healthier lifestyle... Wellness involves the whole person; mind, body and spirit. A personal wellness lifestyle is associated with good physical health, emotional stability and improved personal relationships, as well as increased career satisfaction. The AUC Student Counseling Center (SCC) promotes a “wellness “ oriented lifestyle. Our workshops and group sessions offer the tools, education and practical tips to achieve a healthy balance among all areas of wellness. " - Student Wellness Program website (http://www.aucegypt.edu/studentlife/Pages/wellness.aspx)
Here are some of the psychological and physiological benefits of Yoga and Pilates as a form of exercise :
-Increases lung capacity and circulation through deep breathing
-Strength and flexibility
-Coordination-both muscular and mental
-Posture, balance, and control of the body
-Core strength is increased (abdomen, back muscles and buttocks muscles)
-Bone density and joint health is improved
-Reduces stress and anxiety
-Promotes relaxation
-Learning efficiency improves
-Social skills increases
These are benefits that the Wellness Program promotes.
2. Classes are high in demand. All the sessions are packed with participants who are students, faculty and staff from both genders.
3. As students, we pay 'Student Activities' fees every semester and Yoga and Pilates classes are part of the 'activities' that we pay for.
In support of this petition, please take your time to sign your name.
Updates
February 12, 2014
The Office of Student Support is hiding behind budget cuts while ignoring the very wellness mission they claim to uphold. Their silence proves they do not care about student health so we must keep the pressure on until they justify this pathetic decision.
16 Comments
I usually dont participate in petitions and so on .. But honestly speaking this class was somehow a portal to just disconnect from all the distractions and just meditate and relax.... I think it means alot to most of us if you dont cancel the class!
The cost you will be saving is nothing compared to the benefit you will be taking away. Let's focus on items of major spending instead.
I do not understand what this is about… I still pay my fees every semester and they do keep increasing. I cannot believe that the service that the university provides keeps degrading every semester…. These yoga classes that AUC wants to cancel are so important to many students, help us continue our long day at university and I do not believe that the Yoga classes take up too much budget that AUC cannot afford! WHY IS AUC CANCELING THEM WHEN EVERY STUDENT STILL PAYS FOR THEM IN THEIR FEES?
I totally refuse this bad decision! I am an overweight person & the only classes recommended by the physio therapist for my joints & muscles are pilates & yoga ...if they are cancelled then what's left for me to do at the AUC gym during the stressful work & study life there!!
The psychological and physiological benefits of Yoga and Pilates as a form of exercise are plenty: Increases lung capacity and circulation through deep breathing Strength and flexibility coordination-both muscular and mental Posture, balance, and control of the body Core strength is increased (abdomen, back muscles and buttocks muscles) Bone density and joint health is improved Reduces stress and anxiety Somatic and kinesthetic awareness increase Mood improves and subjective well-being increases Self-acceptance and self-actualization increase Social adjustment increases Concentration, memory improves Learning efficiency improves Social skills increases Well-being increases Learning efficiency improves
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The office of Student Support decided to CANCEL all of the Yoga and Pilates at AUC due to the budget cuts.
We, AUC community, demand that the Yoga and Pilates classes resume (3Yoga classes and 1 Pilates classe per week) due to the following reasons:
The Student Support office provides the "Wellness Program" which aims on promoting a healthy lifestyle and well-being: "Wellness is a process of moving toward personal awareness and a healthier lifestyle... Wellness involves the whole person; mind, body and spirit. A personal wellness lifestyle is associated with good physical health, emotional stability and improved personal relationships, as well as increased career satisfaction. The AUC Student Counseling Center (SCC) promotes a “wellness “ oriented lifestyle. Our workshops and group sessions offer the tools, education and practical tips to achieve a healthy balance among all areas of wellness. " - Student Wellness Program website (http://www.aucegypt.edu/studentlife/Pages/wellness.aspx)
Here are some of the psychological and physiological benefits of Yoga and Pilates as a form of exercise :
-Increases lung capacity and circulation through deep breathing
-Strength and flexibility
-Coordination-both muscular and mental
-Posture, balance, and control of the body
-Core strength is increased (abdomen, back muscles and buttocks muscles)
-Bone density and joint health is improved
-Reduces stress and anxiety
-Promotes relaxation
-Learning efficiency improves
-Social skills increases
These are benefits that the Wellness Program promotes.
2. Classes are high in demand. All the sessions are packed with participants who are students, faculty and staff from both genders.
3. As students, we pay 'Student Activities' fees every semester and Yoga and Pilates classes are part of the 'activities' that we pay for.
In support of this petition, please take your time to sign your name.
Updates
February 12, 2014
The Office of Student Support is hiding behind budget cuts while ignoring the very wellness mission they claim to uphold. Their silence proves they do not care about student health so we must keep the pressure on until they justify this pathetic decision.
16 Comments
this class changed my life made me think more clearly and take a break from all the stress I get n my day yoga is more a life style something u wont understand it till u do it
I usually dont participate in petitions and so on .. But honestly speaking this class was somehow a portal to just disconnect from all the distractions and just meditate and relax.... I think it means alot to most of us if you dont cancel the class!
The cost you will be saving is nothing compared to the benefit you will be taking away. Let's focus on items of major spending instead.
I do not understand what this is about… I still pay my fees every semester and they do keep increasing. I cannot believe that the service that the university provides keeps degrading every semester…. These yoga classes that AUC wants to cancel are so important to many students, help us continue our long day at university and I do not believe that the Yoga classes take up too much budget that AUC cannot afford! WHY IS AUC CANCELING THEM WHEN EVERY STUDENT STILL PAYS FOR THEM IN THEIR FEES?
I totally refuse this bad decision! I am an overweight person & the only classes recommended by the physio therapist for my joints & muscles are pilates & yoga ...if they are cancelled then what's left for me to do at the AUC gym during the stressful work & study life there!!
The psychological and physiological benefits of Yoga and Pilates as a form of exercise are plenty: Increases lung capacity and circulation through deep breathing Strength and flexibility coordination-both muscular and mental Posture, balance, and control of the body Core strength is increased (abdomen, back muscles and buttocks muscles) Bone density and joint health is improved Reduces stress and anxiety Somatic and kinesthetic awareness increase Mood improves and subjective well-being increases Self-acceptance and self-actualization increase Social adjustment increases Concentration, memory improves Learning efficiency improves Social skills increases Well-being increases Learning efficiency improves
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this class changed my life made me think more clearly and take a break from all the stress I get n my day yoga is more a life style something u wont understand it till u do it