Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Yoga Courses in India

Yoga, a Sanskrit word meaning "union" is primarily associated with "asanas", or exercises that aim towards achieving a higher standard of health and concentrates on the emotional and psychological health of a patient along with his physical condition. The practice of yoga has been prevailing in India from several centuries though yoga as a career option has become popular in the recent past because of its curative powers.
Qualifications:
A huge number of courses on yoga are offered by several yogic institutions all over the country. The major courses and their details are:
Diploma Course in Yoga Therapy
Diploma course in Yoga Education / Yogic studies
Teacher Training in Yoga therapy( certificate course in Yoga therapy)
B.A/B.S.C in Yoga therapy, Eligibility: graduation, preferably in Philosophy
M.A/M.S.C in yoga therapy, Eligibility: B.A/ B.S.C in yoga therapy
The major institutes offering courses on yoga are -


Dr. Harsingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Gour Nagar, Sagar (M.P.)
Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttaranchal)
North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (Maharashtra)
University of Pune, Pune (Maharashtra)
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
Shivaji University, Vidyanagar, Kolhapur (Maharashtra
Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar (Gujarat)
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra (U.P.)
Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu)
Shri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
Awadesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)
Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Karnataka University, Dharwad (Karnataka)
MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly (U.P.)
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla (H.P.)
Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, (Karnataka)
University of Mumbai, MG road, Fort, Mumbai
Antahpragnya, East of Kailash, New Delhi
Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Vidyapeeth Bhavan, Gultekadi, Pune (Maharashtra)
Bihar Yoga Bharati Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences
Yoga University, India - Yoga Vidya Gurukul, Nasik, Maharashtra
Benefits:
Health and fitness have become areas of major concern in the fast paced life of today. Yoga, probably the oldest fitness regime existing in the world can provide solution to all such health problems. These courses on yoga train individuals about every nuances of yogic posture, meditation and breathing exercises, thus making them competent as trainers.


Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/yoga-courses-in-india/index.html

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