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The course examines the application of yoga to the treatment of psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety, insomnia and eating disorders. You will be introduced to theory and philosophy of yoga, the clinical evidence of yoga's benefits, and most importantly, the personal experience of the effects of various yoga approaches in your own life. The emphasis of this course is on your first hand experience of yoga. Class periods will consist in a discussion and lecture section on a relevant aspect of yoga, and a 60 minute yoga session which you will experience the yogic aspect first-hand.
This will be a blended course. It will meet for class approximately 40% of the time and students will conduct the rest of the work independently online. BEFORE registering for the class, please consider that it will require good time management skills and a high ability to work independently.
NOTE: This lab is linked to course 212-02 (CRN 40559).
Uta Wolfe completed her B.A. in Psychology and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Minnesota and her postdoctoral training at New York University. Prior to her current position at UST, Wolfe was a non-tenure track assistant professor at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Her current academic interests include multi-sensory integration (the interaction between the senses) and visuo-motor control (the way our movements are guided by vision). Her research is currently funded by the National Institutes of Health (National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke) and has been published in periodicals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology and Perception and Psychophysics. Her recent discovery of a new multi-sensory illusion, first published in Perception and Psychophysics, has also been featured on several popular science blogs, such as The Cognitive Daily.
