Word: learnings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...burgeoning field is called yoga therapy, and its practitioners include psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who incorporate yoga poses and meditative breathing into their sessions, as well as yoga teachers who want to learn how to address the emotions that bubble up in students during class or in private sessions. The idea, say yoga therapists, is to allow yoga to empower people while priming them to access their deepest emotions...
...That's the philosophy behind yoga therapy instruction at Phoenix Rising in West Stockbridge, Mass., where yoga therapists, who do not need to be mental-health practitioners, learn to address both the mind and body in one-on-one sessions and group classes. A Phoenix Rising yoga therapist puts clients in assisted yoga postures and does a kind of "verbal exploration" of the present moment. The yoga therapist acts as a witness to clients' exploration, with empathy and positive regard for their experience...
...this academic focus on theme over method reflects a broader pedagogical recognition that students can learn multiples modes of inquiry by researching just one theme—a realization behind the reform of Harvard’s Core Curriculum into thematic General Education areas. Moreover, as Etienne Benson, a graduate student who chairs Harvard’s animal history group, notes, the multidisciplinary nature of animal studies fosters dialogue. At a recent meeting of the group, Aramont Professor of the History of Science and Darwin scholar Janet Browne engaged with MIT cultural historian Harriet Ritvo on the history of sheep...
Although Harvard’s sailors were less than satisfied their results from the weekend, the squad did learn valuable lessons heading into the fleet racing portion of their schedule next weekend...
...that is going to suffer from those late nights staring at the computer screen pretending to write your tutorial paper. After Dr. Jensen’s talk, Take Back the Night will hold its kick-off event in Ticknor Lounge. No fun porn statistics to learn about, but there will be pizza...