UPDATED COURSE READING SCHEDULE*

*This course syllabus provides a general plan for the semester; it is tentative and changes may be necessary

March 16 – 29 // Classes cancelled 

March 30 – April 5 // “Protestant” Buddhism and Mindfulness Meditation

• “When Mindfulness is Therapy: Ethical Qualms, Historical Perspectives”, (pg 621-631) – iCollege
• “Complementary and Alternative Medicine in America’s ‘Two Buddhisms’”, Paul David Numrich, (pg 344-357) – iCollege

Due by Sunday, April 5 – Choice Project due via Individual EduBlog sites

April 6 – April 12 // Ayurveda and Americanized Hinduism

• “Asian Medicine in America: The Ayurvedic Case”. Reddy, S (pg 97-120) – iCollege

Due by Sunday, April 12 – Group Discussion Notes #5 due via iCollege groups

April 13 – April 19 // Yoga and the Healing Marketplace

• Selling Yoga: Chapter 2: “From Counterculture to Counterculture” (pg 20-41) – iCollege
• Selling Yoga: Chapter 3: “Continuity with Consumer Culture” (pg 42-72) – iCollege

April 20 – April 26 // Indigenous Healing and Neoshamanism

• “Native American Medicine: The Implications of History and the Embodiment of Culture”, Wendy M. K. Peters, Julli M. Green, and Pilar E. Gauthier (pg 172-195) – iCollege
• “The New Age Sweat Lodge”, William M. Clements, (pg 143-162) – iCollege

Due by Sunday, April 26 –

∗ Group Discussion Notes #6 due via iCollege groups

∗ Group Discussion Individual and Peer Reflection (end-of-semester) due via iCollege assignments 

April 28 – May 5 // Finals Week 

Due by Sunday, Mar 3 – Course Reflection Paper, due via EduBlog Reflection Journal