September 15, 2017 | UHCL Staff
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Friday Morning Continuing Education program is now offering the university’s first-ever yoga class taught by Associate Professor of School Psychology Julia Englund Strait. The beginning yoga class meets Fridays at 1 p.m. for eight weeks. Strait said she hoped people would try it, not just to reap the physical benefits of relaxation or flexibility, but to discover the mental and emotional benefits that can be achieved through the regular practice of yoga.
Strait, who’s also director of UH-Clear Lake’s Psychological Services Clinic, is primarily focused on studying and creating behavioral assessments. “This class is a pilot program as well as a yoga class,” Strait said. “I’d like to give people the option of participating in some research I’m doing that involves answering just a few questions about stress levels and mental health. At the end of the eight weeks, they’ll get a progress report to show whether yoga has made a difference in their overall mental and emotional health.”
To register for yoga or any Friday Morning Continuing Education class, visit www.uhcl.edu/academics/extended/friday-morning-ce/schedule.
