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    This document provides an overview of the course "Yoga Therapy" which focuses on using yoga to improve personal health. The course covers the history and concepts of yoga, including the eight limbs of yoga. It discusses the relationship between health, diet and yoga principles. The document outlines how specific yoga poses, breathing techniques, and meditation can benefit the digestive, nervous, cardiovascular and excretory systems. It also covers concepts like prana, bandhas, and kundalini yoga. Recommended reference books on yoga and yoga therapy are listed.

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    This document provides an overview of the course "Yoga Therapy" which focuses on using yoga to improve personal health. The course covers the history and concepts of yoga, including the eight limbs of yoga. It discusses the relationship between health, diet and yoga principles. The document outlines how specific yoga poses, breathing techniques, and meditation can benefit the digestive, nervous, cardiovascular and excretory systems. It also covers concepts like prana, bandhas, and kundalini yoga. Recommended reference books on yoga and yoga therapy are listed.

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    III Semester

    SPECIALISATION I

    YOGA THERAPY

    501A YOGA FOR PERSONAL HEALTH 70 marks

    I. Basis of Yogic Sciences


    1. Meaning, Definition, Concepts, Aim, Objects and Misconcepts of yoga.
    2. Historical developments of yoga.
    3. Astanga yoga, Schools of yoga
    4. Health – Definitions according Indian System and Modern System

    II. Concept of Health and Yoga, Basis of Yoga Therapy


    1. Concept of Mitahara and Pathyapathya, Concept of Food and triguna;
    Nutrition – Importance of macro and micro nutrients in diet.
    2. Basic principles of yoga therapy
    3. Preventive, promotive and curative aspects of yoga – kriyas, asanas,
    pranayamas and meditation
    4. Daily routine and seasonal routine.

    III. Effect of Yogic practices on various systems


    1. Improvement of Digestive System - Trikonasana, Parshvakonasana,
    Paschimottonasana, Purvottanasana
    2. Improvement of Nervous System - Pavanamukthasana, Bhujangasana,
    Shalabhasana, Dhanurasana
    3. Improvement of Cardiovascular System – Svastikasana, Vajrasana,
    Viparitakarani, Ustrasana
    4. Improvement of Excretory System – Prasaritapadottanasana, Janusirsasana,
    Baddhakonasana, Upavistakonasana
    IV. Concept of prana, improvement of concentration and memory
    1. Bandhas- Uddiyana, Jalandhara
    2. Pranayama – Ujjayi, Anuloma viloma, Bhastrika, Bhramari
    3. Kundalini – Ardhamatsyendrasana, Kurmasana, Siddhasana, Mahamudra
    4. Dhyana –Soham, Om, Jyothi
    REFERENCE BOOKS:
    1. Swami Vivekananda : Rajayoga Ramakrishna Ashrama Publications.
    2. Swami Digambaraji : Hathayoga Pradipika of Swatmarama –
    Kaivalyadhama, Lonavala.
    3. Swami Satyananda : Four chapters on Freedom (commentary on the
    yoga sutras of Patanjali) (1983), Bihar School of
    Yoga, Munger.
    4. Hariharananda Aranya : Yogasutras of Patanjali, University of Calcutta
    Press, Calcutta.
    5. Omananda Tirtha : Patanjala Yoga Pradeepa Geeta Press,
    Gorakhpur.
    6. Taimini.I.K. : The Science of Yoga Theosophical Publishing
    House, Adyar, Madras.
    7. Swami Niranjanananda : Yoga Darshan, Sri Pachadasham Paramahamsa
    Alakh Bara, Deoghar.
    8. Swami Niranjanananda : Hathayogapradipika, Bihar School of Yoga.
    9. Swami Niranjanananda : Gheranda Samhita, Bihar School of Yoga.
    10. Swami Digambarji : Gheranda Samhita, Kaivalyadhama, Lonavala.
    11. H.Kumar Kaul : Aspects of Yoga, B.R.Publishing Corporation,
    Delhi.
    12. Chandradhara Sharma : A critical survey of Indian Philosophy
    13. Swami Janananda : Philosophy of Yoga, Sri Ramakrishnasharma
    Publications
    14. S.N.Dasgupta : Yoga as a Philosophy and Religion
    15. Swami Krishnananda : A short history of religions and philosophic
    thought in India: The divine life society. (1973),
    Shivanandanagar, Rishikesh.
    16. Dr.K.Krishna Bhat : The Power of Yoga, Suyoga Publications,
    Mangalore.
    17. Swami kuvalayananda,
    Dr. S.V. Vinekear : Yogic Therapy – Published by Kaivalyadhama,
    Lonavala, Pune.
    18. Prof.Pattabhi Jois : Yoga mala – Part I
    19. B.K.S.Iyangar : Light on Yoga.
    20. B.K.S.Iyangar : Light on Pranayama
    21. Swami Dhirendra Brahmachari: Yogasana Vijnana, Dhirendra Yoga
    Publications, New Delhi, 1953.
    22. O.P.Tiwari : Asana, Why & How, Kaivalyadhama,
    Lonavala, 1991.
    23. Yogeshwar : The Text of Yoga, Yoga Centre, Madras.
    24. A.K.Jain : Human Physiology & Biochemistry,
    Arya Publications, Naivala, Karol bagh,
    New Delhi – 05.

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