Ritual and Practice: While attending yoga classes regularly this semester, I have noticed several rituals that are present in my yoga practice. First, at the start of every class, the teacher always asks the class what they want to get out of the practice and tells us to close our eyes and "set an intention for our practice". At times, I didn't actually set an intention for myself, but when I did, it was usually to de-stress. Sometimes, I also wanted to stretch my muscles. We always start class by chanting "om" three times with our hands together. This same start to the class every time is one ritual that the teacher uses. Additionally, we always end class by chanting "om" one time with our hands together, similar to the beginning of class. I think that these rituals help create a sense of community, because we all do them at exactly the same time and in the same way. They also signal the beginning and ending of the class. Other than that, I'm not