Do yogis have "Learning Styles"? (A somatic solution).
BACKGROUND
Learning styles has captivated a great deal of attention in yoga teacher training. The triad of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles has been particularly popular; yet as Sharpet al. asserted, such an approach trivializes the complexity of learning and compromises scholarship at all levels of the education community.


OBJECTIVE
This paper addresses that although there is great merit in recognizing yoga students' differences and preferences, many uses of learning styles in yoga teacher training are superficial and promote self-handicapping.


CONCLUSIONS
A somatic perspective (from soma, the body in its wholeness) offers a framework to reconsider the depth of effective learning.
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H9, Canada.
William Ben
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Strean
Learning styles; somatics; teaching yoga