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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ASN 1200 East Asian Ways to Well-Being


This course explores East Asian ways to well-being by introducing students to the East Asian concepts of happiness and well-being, Confucian self-cultivation, the Taoist way of nourishing life, Zen Buddhist well-being, mindfulness meditation, Yoga and emotional well-being, Yin/Yang and achieving balance and harmony. Students will also learn about mind-body exercises such as Qi Gong, Taiji, and martial arts, the tea ceremony, flower arrangement, as well as collectivism, and the importance of maintaining strong relationships with others. Special attention will be paid to the East Asian holistic way of life and to the cultivation of an overall sense of well-being by approaching physical, social, and emotional challenges with balance, stability and connectedness. This course fulfills UCC Area One: Personal Well-being. Cross Listed Course(s): CHIN 1200  
Credits: 3.0