Syllabus Fall 2022
GIS 4636 Yoga: East Meets West Laurie Greene T/TH 10:30-12:30 AC Room 314 Office: ZOOM or AC 224g Hours: by appointment Email: laurie.greene@stockton.edu Phone: 609.214.6596 (cell) Summary: This course will focus on the history of Yoga in the East and its journey to the West and back again in this “age of globalization”. The course will contain six basic emphases: History and Philosophy of Traditional Yoga: The Vedas Through The Tantras Syncretism in Modern Postural Practice: East Meets West and Back again Yoga as Medicine: ayurveda, kinesiology & healing applications Mind and the Social Body: race, class, gender & ethnicity The literary roots of Yoga (The Baghavad Gita, Yoga Sturas of Patanjali & Hatha Yoga Pradipika) Is Yoga a Religion? Modern Postural Yoga and Popular Culture COURSE LEARNING OBJECTI...