Yoga: Traditions & Therapeutics

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Yoga and Contemplative Arts: Traditions and Therapeutics builds upon foundational concepts of Yoga Integral to the professional dance and choreography curriculum of the Tisch Dance Department (see History of Yoga In the Tisch Danca Department Curriculum below). Dance students In their final year of study can enroll In this elective course to advance their studies. The purpose of this course further develops the four-fold focus of the Yoga and Contemplative Arts: Practice Fundamentals syllabus: somatic cross-training, Injury prevention/rehabilitation, therapeutic applications, and creative development. Additionally, the practice-based research method of theory, practice, and application Is followed to deepen student understanding, assimilation, and Inquiry Into comparative traditions, styles, and philosophies. Weekly reading and viewing assignments are selected from various sources, traditional and contemporary, to expand student understanding of forms and seed group discussion. Therapeutic techniques are taught In service of Injury support and well-being during the final year of professional training and further honed for each student's development of a personal practice and/or related vocational aspirations.