Yoga: Theory And Practice

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Health & Wellness SLOs

• Identify factors that contribute to physical, mental, and/or social health.
• Demonstrate the connection(s) of different aspects of wellness to the overall health of an individual or population.
• Critically evaluate information and media sources in a variety of formats.
• Integrate and cite sources accurately and correctly

SLO 1

• The final paper asks students to explain and analyze three strands of yoga explored in the class, by answering the question ‘How does yoga in this context envision and achieve health and wellness?'
• In a discussion post, students will summarize how Patanjali articulates yoga and its goals in the Yoga Sutra.

SLO 2

• One component of the final paper asks students to describe how two strands of yoga, one in India and one in the U.S., conceptualize the relationship between bodily wellness and mental or spiritual wellness.
• In a discussion post, students will identify forms of yoga that have become popular in contemporary India and the United States and compare them with each other and Patanjali's notion of yoga.

SLO 3

• The final paper asks students to synthesize information from course materials to support the paper's argument.
• In a discussion post, students will explain and compare Christian and Hindu critiques of the commodification and popularization of yoga in the U.S., and identify the definition of yoga functioning in each critique.

SLO 4

• The final paper asks students to correctly and accurately cite course materials to support the paper's argument.

Additional Outcomes

• Summarize how yoga was conceptualized as a mental discipline in the foundational text by Patanajli, the Yoga Sutra.
• Identify the most popular forms of yoga practiced in contemporary India and the United States, and compare these popular forms both with each other and with Patanjali's notion of yoga.
• Explain and compare Christian and Hindu critiques of the commodification and popularization of yoga in the U.S., and identify the definition of yoga functioning in each critique.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Weekly Discussion Posts	35%
Weekly Quizzes	35%
Thesis and Outline	5%
First Draft	5%
Revised Essay	20%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
94 or above	A
90-93.9	A-
87-89.9	B+
84-86.9	B
80-83.9	B-
77-79.9	C+
74-76.9	C
70-73.9	C-
67-69.9	D+
64-66.9	D
61-63.9	D-
60.9 and lower	F

Attendance/Participation:

Regular attendance is expected and contributes to your success in this course. Students are responsible for all material covered in class, whether present or absent. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to obtain notes, complete any missed work, and stay current with course requirements.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course material is required to be purchased by student