RELS 322 Yoga in India and the West Units: 3.00
Surveys the history and philosophy of yoga in India and the West.
NOTE Yoga Practicum: estimated cost $90.
NOTE Yoga Practicum: estimated cost $90.
Learning Hours: 128 (36 Lecture, 8 Off-Campus Activity, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 3 or above) or (6.0 units of RELS at the 100-level).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Develop a "critical understanding" of the practice of postures or asana through field research.
- Examine yoga in its modern context and raise a number of critical debates.
- Understand and assess the philosophical and theological teachings of yoga in India.
- Understand the history of yoga starting with its earliest known origins as a spiritual practice indigenous to India.