Masters of Arts (Yogashastra) - MA (Yogashastra)

Yoga is a science and art of living; also it is a body of techniques that lead us to consciously connect with ourselves and with life, the experience of yoga. As yoga is an art and science, there is no dogma or belief system attached to it. Yoga tells us to do a certain practice and feel their effect following the practice, e.g. if we breath slowly in a relaxed manner we will slow our heart rate; if we focus the mind we will develop mental peace and deep insight. This course has the vision of producing yoga professional so that they could teach yoga therapy in a paramedical department of a hospital with the ability to select specific safe practice modules for different diseases.

Aim of the Programme
The aim of the programme is to produce “Yoga Professors and Lectures” and "Yoga therapist as a paramedical professional“
Objectives of the programme

  • Prevention: To introduce yoga therapy, its principles and practices of yoga for prevention of various lifestyles, non-communicable and psychosomatic disorders.
  • Promotion of positive health: To prepare them for giving talks , Lectures and offer techniques to promote healthy yogic life style.
  • Treatment: To create professional therapists of high calibre who know the concepts, techniques and can handle lifestyle disease under the guidance of a super specialist doctor to select safe specific practices for different diseases.
  • To create yoga therapy experts with in-depth knowledge based on yogic texts. For example, to train them ‘be and make’ i. e., ensure they practice what they teach.
  • Social health: To establish holistic health, social harmony and world peace by training them to be great citizens who can offer yogic way of life as examples of right living.

Duration
The minimum duration of the programe will be 2 years (4 semesters)
Eligibility
The candidate should have completed any Bachelors from any UGC recognized university. And Must have done Diploma in Yoga Course from any repured institute or Yoga Setu Course.