Yoga: History, Practice, and Applications

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Yoga has its roots in ancient eastern practice, but has transformed dramatically in recent years as a body/mind discipline that has crossed into the western world of alternative practices and therapies. In this interactive course we will divide the class work into two different class periods of lecture and yoga practice. Lectures will cover topics from the history of yoga practice, discussions of cultural appropriation and social justice issues to yoga therapeutic applications in both anatomy and psychology. In the yoga practice portion of class we will be concentrating on asana, the postural/exercise oriented branch of yoga through different styles of yoga lineage. Class is interactive and final projects will emphasize application of knowledge into a focused topic of interest in yoga practice.