Courses

Continuation and progression from beginning Yoga to include advanced traditional Yoga postures emphasizing flexibility, breathing and relaxation techniques.

This course is designed to review the history and terminology of yoga. The focus for this course, is teaching more advanced physical pose practice, teaching and communication skills, sequencing, positive affirmations/mantras, breathing/pranayama, and charkas.

This course is an in-depth study of the principles and the practice of yoga. Students explore the yogic conception of the mind and the body and how it relates to psychoanalytic and neuroscientific frameworks. Students also examine the parallels between the discipline of yoga and practices in other religious traditions. Students gain skills useful for working with diverse populations and learn to analyze problems from different perspectives.

A course designed to give students an understanding and proficiency in yoga and Pilates.

This class combines the intensity of dance cardio movement, alignment foundation, and a dynamic power yoga flow all while on the mat. No previous yoga experience required.

This course is a study of the U.S. Federal government and its impact on individuals. The structure and function of the three branches are studied. The Constitution and its relationship to Federal, State, and local governments is reviewed. (General Education/Social Sciences)

This introduction to personal finance is ideal for freshmen and sophomores who are building financial capability. Personal budgeting and money management strategies, the responsible use of credit, automobile and home decisions faced by emerging adults, saving for near and distant goals, and fundamentals of investing are covered. Discussions incorporate current and historical social, economic, and political developments that influence today's consumers. Social and Behavioral Sciences

Survey of historical and contemporary literature for adolescents, including such forms as fantasy, domestic fiction, and the problem novel.

A study of literature written for adolescents, including influential early, classic, and contemporary texts by such writers as S.E. Hinton, Walter Dean Myers, Jacqueline Woodson, and J.D. Salinger. Topics for investigation may include the rise of YA literature as a separate genre, changing visions of adolescence, coming of age, depictions of sexuality, and various controversies that have arisen around YA literature. 616 / 1272 Queens College

Close reading of young adult literature and study of its form and history, its assumptions about adolescent psychology, and its literary relationship to the traditional canon.