DO NOT TAKE! Professor Brown is only focused on attendance and that is all that matters. There is no leeway if you miss a class. Her grading policy is also very askew and the math does not work out evenly. There was no mindfulness just stress and a really bad professor. Take HDFS 435 much better class with far superior teacher and it is 3 credits.

Docking of a full letter grade per absence beyond the 1st, zero consideration or flexibility. Includes wifi issues, lateness, too long bathroom breaks (no camera off or leaving seat) or even her own tech mistakes. Hates student engagement, mutes students who disagree with her. Inconsistent grading criteria. Neophyte understanding of mindfulness.

I liked meditation before taking this class. The professor is very judgemental and rude, and not "mindful" at all. Professor mutes students that disagree with her and is very dismissive of constructive criticism. Her classes were very hard to listen to and I would not recommend this class to anyone. Many students felt this class was insufferable.

I would not recommend taking this class with Amy Brown. The class is easy enough to pass but is 100% attendance based so if you miss more than one class, your grade drops by a letter. I never had any issues with her but she got into many arguments with students and was very defensive and mean. I suggest finding another class to take instead.

I wish this class went better. Many people were excited to meditate but there were a few circumstances where arguments broke out in the middle of class between her and students. Sometimes she isn't very kind and gets frazzled easy with online stuff. Was excited but ended up disappointed as a whole.

The class is easy to pass but it's very attendance-focused. On a personal level, I felt that her take on meditation was too "new-age" for my taste, and she was dismissive of students' concerns. She also stated a few untrue scientific claims about it. Meditation has a lot of benefits so it's really worth trying, but I'd learn it somewhere else.

Frankly I dont know how anyone could rate her well unless it was in terms of expressing how easy it was to show up & pass. Wish I could say it was easy to show up & just meditate too but the hostile environment she created did not align with what she was teaching because of the way she spoke to people. Made me uncomfortable practice what you preach

I would not recommend taking this class. The classes were boring and filled with technical difficulties that made for a chaotic and messy atmosphere instead of the expected peaceful energy. Professor often started late, was unprepared, or annoyed with having to teach. Does not provide a safe or mindful space. Voice is monotone and hard to listen to

Easiest class on campus, all you have to do is show up and you will get an A. No midterm or final, the only thing graded is attendance. However, I felt like this teacher just wanted a bunch of people to listen to her talk about her own outdated opinions. Most of the stuff she talks about is not based on science and more on her personal beliefs.

She is not tolerant of students concerned, hostile environment, and be ready to sit down, not move and listen to her talk for an hour and you will get an A. She was even being some type of way about students fidgeting. would love to learn how to meditate better but she is not the one to do it, but easy credit so take it if you need it.

0/100!!! ABSOLUTELY THE WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. "Professor" Brown should absolutely not be qualified to teach any sort of meditation class ever. She is extremely opinionated and is the epitome of a privileged white woman. I have no idea how she has ever earned a PhD. She has no actual education in psychological studies. Beware.

she was so so offensive. never take a meditation class with her - she has no idea what she is saying nor does she have actual education in this field. she deserves to have her licenses revoked - absolutely so harmful and is clearly super judgmental and biased. got major r@ cism vibes and she was a horrible teacher. 0/10, never again.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!!! SHE SHOULD BE REPORTED, OUR CLASS HEARD HER SAY THE CRAZIEST STUFF!

NEVER AGAIN, REPORT PROFESSOR BROWN!!! She has no credentials to teach this subject.

poopoo doodoo opinions. probably should retire and move to florida where the atmosphere can match her opinions.

why wouldn't you want to take a 1 credit easy class? well it is not - because if you actually listen to what she is saying it is all made up nonsense of her own opinions. in the "pain" lecture she literally was saying that basically you should just try not to have pain. girl what? so privileged.

Do not take this class if you care about other people and cultures :) Prof Brown would make absurd statements all the time - tbh IDEK how she is teaching still. Ol girl needs to retire - her boomer is obvi showing, yikes.

i would never take her again.

yikes the reviews are crazy - but have to agree. she is super controversial.

girl, someone needs a reality check. she probably live up somewhere nice, meanwhile she has the audacity to judge people who "are obsessed with vanity and looks", maybe she should be a little more. obviously jealous of younger people.

yeah no! the worst!

hated every minute of having to listen to her. she would talk about "harmful relationships" in such a bad way, like victim blaming and saying if you're in a toxic situation... just get out of it :) miss girl???

reminds me of the aunt at thanksgiving who should probably set down the 7th glass of wine.

nah bro. horrible. save yourself the time and pick something else.

noooo no noooooooo!!! do not take this class, she should be reported.

what the helleyberry... what the hellyante.... admin needs to be aware of what she says.

can someone check if she actually has a PhD???

hahaha dude she literally hates other people - everything she says is harmful.

I just really didn't like this class. super unhelpful and felt fake.

stickler on attendance but really bad at teaching too

0/10, no ability to teach this subject

idk how she got the position she has, don't take her classes.

idk what students used to have her that gave her a 5/5 but they must be white men bc that is who she adores clearly

I write this review with immense sadness and disappointment, because a class I was looking forward to turned out to be not what I expected. I previously liked Amy - but our friendship no longer persists. As someone who came back to college in my 60's, I wish she would have treated us with more respect. Disheartening.

Got an A, but at what COST.

It's giving I grew up in the suburbs and have had everything handed to me so I decided to study nutrition and make other people feel bad about themselves.

"Home is a bad word free zone", she also tries to put her own religion into the lectures and reasoning. Odd.

She teaches like she's never been told "no" in her life.

Gave colonial vibes with a syllabus

felt like i was in a ted talk hosted by your least favorite relative at thanksgiving

Gatekept, girlbossed, and gaslit her way through the semester.

She speaks fluent microaggression in MLA format :)

if karen was a professor and also allergic to accountability

TG SHE IS RETIRING!!! BYE!!!! The worst.

Most likely she voted for the orange

It is clear that she projects her beliefs onto others and just uses this class as an opportunity to bait the hundreds of people who found this class online and thought it was anything good. This class is just right wing propaganda and brainwashing, and it's the worst type of it because people pay money to sit through this!

Get this Trump voter out of here. I would rather have Epstein as my professor than her.

This class is completely online and you don't actually do any work. Meditation isn't a difficult course at all, but Amy doesn't actually teach any of it, she's just on your behind for showing up to the once-a-week zoom class and ready to learn. The other professor though is super chill and glad he lead most of the lectures. It's only 1 credit tho

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