Flow Yoga

In this class you will practice coordinating your breath with flowing yoga postures (Vinyasa). Expect full-spectrum sequences, emphasizing strength, flexibility and safe alignment. Meditation and guided relaxation will be included in each class. Intended for those who have completed #0105 Beginning Yoga or have prior outside yoga experience. Please bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Class meets in the Small Dance Theatre of the Music and Dance Building. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

Adv. Yoga

Take your practice to the next level! In a supportive and positive atmosphere, we will explore challenging asana including advanced backbends, inversions, arm balances, twists and forward folds as well pranayama and meditation. This class is meant for dedicated practitioners with yoga experience and a high level of self-awareness. Please bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Instructor permission REQUIRED. Class meets in the Small Dance Theatre of the Music and Dance Building. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

Int. Yoga

Deepen your practice with the alignment-based class, intended for students who have completed #0105-Beginning Yoga or have outside prior yoga experience. In this class, we will explore a wider range of postures as well as breathing techniques and meditation. Please bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Class meets in the Small Dance Theatre of the Music and Dance Building. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

Beg. Yoga

Learn the basics of yoga practice, including asana (physical postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), vinyasa (moving with the breath), philosophy and meditation. This class is intended for those new to yoga or those looking for a slower paced, instruction-oriented class. Please wear clothing you can move comfortably in and bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Class meets in the Small Dance Theatre of the Music and Dance Building. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

Model Minorities

(Offered as AMST 345 and SOCI 345)  The United States has long struggled with challenges created by the need to absorb ethnic and racial minorities.  In the face of seemingly intractable problems, one solution has been to designate a “model minority,” which then appears to divert attention from the society at large.  Earlier in the twentieth century, Jewish Americans played this role; today, Asian Americans are the focus.  This course examines specific instances in which Jewish Americans and Asian Americans both embraced and rejected the model minority stereo

Phys/Biol of Ultrasound

(Offered as PHYS 240 and BCBP 240)  Why is ultrasound the most commonly used imaging technology used at clinics and hospitals? What happens at the biological level when ultrasound interacts with living matter? How can ultrasound be used for gentle imaging purposes, but also for disrupting cell membranes, bursting blood clots and breaking kidney stones? What other biological applications of ultrasound exist in modern research?

Food, Fiber & Pharma

It is perhaps impossible to experience a day without plants.  From the air we breathe, the bed we sleep in, the soap we wash with and clothes we put on, to the foods we consume and the medicines we take, we are very much dependent upon plants and their products.  Through a combination of lecture, discussion, and observation, we will explore how, why, and when plants became vital to people and their societies.

Phys/Biol of Ultrasound

(Offered as PHYS 240 and BCBP 240)  Why is ultrasound the most commonly used imaging technology used at clinics and hospitals? What happens at the biological level when ultrasound interacts with living matter? How can ultrasound be used for gentle imaging purposes, but also for disrupting cell membranes, bursting blood clots and breaking kidney stones? What other biological applications of ultrasound exist in modern research?

Model Minorities

(Offered as AMST 345 and SOCI 345)  The United States has long struggled with challenges created by the need to absorb ethnic and racial minorities.  In the face of seemingly intractable problems, one solution has been to designate a “model minority,” which then appears to divert attention from the society at large.  Earlier in the twentieth century, Jewish Americans played this role; today, Asian Americans are the focus.  This course examines specific instances in which Jewish Americans and Asian Americans both embraced and rejected the model minority stereo

End of Authority

New technologies for finding and disseminating information have created new channels and sources for people trying to determine “the truth” of anything. As traditional sources of authority, the news business, politicians, the academy, organized religion have all watched as public confidence in them declines, a new world of information has rushed in to fill the void. How do political identity and social class inform, and perhaps deform, knowledge, and credibility when making political choices?

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