Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Hour Log & Resources List

As part of our project, we are required to keep a record of the work we do each day. Below you can find an hour log from our first two weeks of the project. For the first week, we had to split up on some days due to our AP class schedules. And from now on, we will update our hour log every day or two.


WEEK ONE (EMMA)
Monday, May 3rd:

12:30-1:00 Met with supervisor

1:00-2:00 AP Statistics class

2:00-3:00 AP Spanish Language class

3:30-4:30 Went to library, selected and checked out two books on alternative medicine

Tuesday, May 4th:

8:00-12:15 AP Spanish Language exam

1:00-4:45 AP Statistics exam

Wednesday, May 5th:

8:00-12:00 AP Calculus exam

3:00-4:30 Went to Barnes & Noble, bought magazines about yoga and pilates

5:00-7:15 Went to Yoga Tune-Up (including transport)

Thursday, May 6th:

10:30-1:30 Went to Avalon Art & Yoga Center and interviewed instructor (including transport)

2:00-4:30 Read book

8:00-10:00 Went to Kriya Yoga (including transport)

Friday, May 7th:

11:00-12:30 Did online research on reflexology and reiki

2:00-4:00 Read book

TOTAL HOURS THIS WEEK: 30.25



WEEK ONE (SARAH)

Monday, May 3rd:

8:00-9:00 AP European History class

11:15-12:15 AP Spanish Language class

12:30-1:00 Met with supervisor

3:30-4:30 Went to library, selected and checked out two books on alternative medicine

7:00-9:00 Read books

Tuesday, May 4th:

8:00-2:00 AP Spanish Language exam (with extra time)

Wednesday, May 5th:

11:15-12:15 AP European History class

3:00-4:30: Went to Barnes & Noble, bought magazines about yoga and pilates

5:00-7:15 Went to Yoga Tune-Up (including transport)

Thursday, May 6th:

10:30-1:30 Went to Avalon Art & Yoga Center and interviewed instructor (including transport)

2:00-3:00 AP European History class

8:00-10:00 Went to Kriya Yoga (including transport)

Friday, May 7th:
7:00-8:30 Read book
11:00-12:30 Did online research on reflexology and reiki
1:00-5:00 AP European History exam

TOTAL HOURS THIS WEEK: 30.25 HOURS


WEEK TWO

Monday, May 10th:

10:00-11:30 Scheduled appointments

11:30-1:30 Went to Pilates Power Play (including transport)

4:00-6:30 Discussed pilates class, set up blog, wrote first two blog entries

Tuesday, May 11th:

9:00-10:30 Went to Nia (including transport)

10:30-12:00 Went to Pilates Mat (including transport)

1:00-2:30 Went to library, checked out more books

6:30-9:30 Read books

Wednesday, May 12th:

10:00-11:30 Went to Nia (including transport)

12:00-1:30 Went to Pilates Power Play (including transport)

2:00-3:00 Met with supervisor

Thursday, May 13th:

10:00-11:30 Went to Pilates Mat (including transport)

12:00-1:30 Went to Deep Flow Yoga (including transport)

4:00-5:30 Did online research on the origins and history of yoga

Friday, May 14th:

11:30-1:30 Went to Vinyasa Yoga (including transport)

2:45-5:45 Read book

8:00-10:30 Went to Yin Yoga (including transport)

TOTAL HOURS THIS WEEK: 29.5 HOURS



WEEK THREE

Monday, May 17th:

12:00-1:00 Researched the health benefits of yoga

4:00-5:15 Blogged about Vinyasa Yoga class

5:00-7:00 Went to Bikram Yoga (including transport)

Tuesday, May 18th:

10:30-12:30 Went to Pilates Mat (including transport)

3:00-5:30 Scheduled acupuncture, reiki, and reflexology appointments

Wednesday, May 19th:

2:00-2:45 Met with supervisor

2:45-4:15 Updated hour log and resources list

5:00-6:15 Set up interviews and drafted interview questions for Rebecca Bara, Jon Cohen, and Mr. Robbins

7:30-9:30 Watched Sicko

Thursday, May 20th:

10:30-12:00 Finalized interview questions and finished hour log
12:45-1:15 Interviewed Jon Cohen about the differences between Eastern and Western forms of medicine
1:15-2:45 Transcribed interview
4:30-6:00 Worked on blog post wrapping up movement unit

Friday, May 21st:

8:30-2:45 Went to San Francisco and visited The Lotus Center, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, and The Scarlet Sage Herb Company (including transport)
TOTAL HOURS THIS WEEK: 26.5 HOURS


WEEK FOUR
Monday, May 24th:
8:00-9:00 Made tea with purchased herbs
9:00-11:00 Blogged about trip to San Francisco
11:30-4:30 Went back to San Francisco and purchased new herbs (including transport)
Tuesday, May 25th:
6:30-8:30 Went to Vinyasa Yoga (including transport)
12:30-2:30 Got reflexology treatment at J.F. Foot Spa in Millbrae (including transport)
3:00-4:30 Made and used herbal treatments
5:00-7:30 Read book
Wednesday, May 26th:
8:30-10:30 Got acupuncture treatment at San Mateo Spine (including transport)
11:00-1:30 Interviewed Debra Cibilich about her experiences with reflexology (including transport)
3:00-5:00 Got reflexology treatment at Happy Feet in Palo Alto (including transport)
Thursday, May 27th:
8:15-9:45 Interviewed Dr. Robert Robbins about the differences between Eastern and Western medicine (including transport)
9:45-11:15 Blogged about reflexology treatments
11:50-12:20 Met with supervisor
1:00-3:30 Read book
Friday, May 28th:
8:30-10:30 Got acupuncture treatment at San Mateo Spine
12:00-1:00 Read book
1:00-2:00 Made and used herbal treatment
3:00-4:15 Began outlining presentation
TOTAL HOURS THIS WEEK: 33.75


We have been taking most of our pilates and yoga classes at Equinox Gym in Palo Alto, with the exception of Bikram Yoga, Kriya Yoga, and Yin Yoga, all of which were offered at Being Yoga Studio in Burlingame. Click here for a schedule of the classes offered at Equinox.



As you may notice from our hour log, we have been doing a lot of reading about alternative medicine. Here's a list (which we will continually update) of our resources:


Books

"Alternative Healing: Opposing Viewpoints" by Gail Stewart

"Anatomy of the Spirit: the Seven Stages of Power and Healing" by Caroline Myss

"Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine" by Harriet Beinfield and Efrem Korngold

"Healing and the Mind" by Bill Moyers

"Health and Illness: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia" by Laura Graccione and David Levinson

"Roots of Chinese Culture and Medicine" by Tsuei Wei

"Energy Tapping" by Fred Gallo


Magazines & Articles

"Do Yoga's Hindu Roots Matter?" by Lisa Miller (Newsweek, issue dated May 31 2010)

Yoga Journal magazine, issue dated May 2010


Websites

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Natural Solutions

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