ORST 089 PZ -Qi Gong & Embodied Learning

Institution: Pitzer

Description: Embodied Learning, Pedagogies of Belonging, and Qi Gong: Highlighting the possibility of social change through education, this course explores Roxana Ngâ€™s framework of â€œembodied learningâ€ as a potentially decolonizing pedagogical praxis. Through readings, dialogue, and practices, the class examines the hidden curriculum of different corporeal dualisms in classrooms, the impact of (dis)embodiment on educational outcomes, and the transformative possibility of embodied education for critical consciousness and social action. This class investigates qi gong as an epistemological framework and an embodied practice related to liberatory pedagogies. Rooted in traditional Chinese medicine, qi gong involves breathing, awareness, and movement and centers interconnectedness as the basis for its knowledge system. Combining discussion of readings and experiential practice, we will engage in a community-engaged project that includes relational mindfulness, qi gong, and other contemplative practices.

Prerequisite(s): See the current course schedule for registration restrictions.

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