Yoga and Mind Body Medicine
Yoga Philosophy
Yoga philosophy focuses to understand the intricacies of Yoga as an Indian philosophy and its relation to other spiritual thoughts like Buddhism & Jainism. Students also learn about Samkhya philosophy, Patanjali Yogasutras, Upanishads, and other Shad-darshanas. They will learn and demonstrate various asana, pranayama, kriya, meditation and yogic diet; and apply them therapeutically, relating to a patient‘s life situation or personality.
Yoga and its Applications
Yoga and its applications provides a comprehensive understanding of Yoga with reference to traditional Yoga texts like Patanjali Yogasutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Shiva Samhita, Gheranda Samhita and Swara Yoga. The students learn various streams of Yoga and advanced meditative techniques like Yoga Nidra, Omkara, Cyclic and Vipassana. They are taught the physiological impact of asana, pranayama, shat kriya and meditation techniques through both theory and practical.
Psychology & Basic Psychiatry
Psychology and Basic Psychiatry gives a comprehensive knowledge of normal and abnormal psychology and assessment of the same for therapeutic purposes. The evolution of Psychology from speculation to science; mechanisms of sense and perception, states of consciousness and their functions; complex functions such as learning, memory, thinking, language, motivation, emotion, intelligence, development of psychology across lifespan,personality, stress coping, social psychology, attitudes are taught. They are also trained to understand abnormal psychology, etiology and psychopathology along with classification of psychiatric disorders.
