Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Yoga and Relaxation 101

Course Syllabus

General Information

Instructor: Craig S Aronoff

Email: craigaronoff@student.kaplan.edu

Course Meetings: At Broward Community College’s central campus in the Media Center

located at 3501 Davie Rd, Davie, FL 33314. Phone: (954) 201-6800. The meetings will

take place on Monday (8/11/2014), Monday (8/18/2014), and Monday (8/25/2014) from

7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST.

Credit Hours: 9

Course Description

This course will introduce you to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM),

yoga for health, as well as relaxation techniques and will focus on the basic concepts that

are associated with them. There will be three sessions and each of them will be 1½ hours

long. The first session introduces you to complementary and alternative medicine, the

second session introduces you to yoga for health, and the third session introduces you to

relaxation techniques.

Course Prerequisites

None

Course Aims

1. To learn the basic concepts of complementary and alternative medicine.

2. To learn what concepts are entailed with yoga for health.

3. To learn some relaxation techniques that facilitate stress relief.

Required Materials

1. One yoga mat

2. One bath towel

3. Two hand towels

Recommended Materials

1. A notebook for note taking.

2. A highlighter for highlighting notes.

3. A pen or pencil for note taking

Grading Scale

There will be no quizzes or tests as there is no need for academic assessments in this

three session course.

Child care

No child care will be provided.