History of Yoga

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

Introduces the roots of the most common forms of postural yoga. Explores the ways Indic ideas and practices are transformed as practitioners, teachers, gurus and entrepreneurs adapt South Asian practices and philosophies to North American settings. Explores: cultural appropriation; Orientalism and colonialism; the impact of western notions of gender; casteism; North American precursors to yoga; the increasing commercialization of yoga and India; globalization.