YOGA & EDUCATION

Semester: I
Sub Code: DYSC T 104
Credits: 4
Hours/ Wk: 4
Total Hrs: 60
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Chapter 1 (15 hours)
New Dimension in Modern Education
Apara, Para, Personality Development; physical, mental, intellectual, emotional and spiritual, Civic Sense, Patriotic Urge, Spiritual Urge, Residential Schools, Day-Scholar Schools, Non-Formal Education, Amrta Surabhi Programme

Chapter 2 (15 hours)
Yoga and Education
i. Education - Its meaning, scope, goal and importance,
ii. Yoga education: Salient features, Factors of Yoga education-Teacher, Student and Teaching.
iii. Methods of teaching, factors influencing Yoga teaching
iv. Yoga-Teacher as a Friend, Philosopher and Guide, Yoga Teacher’s personality and his role in the development of student’s personality, Concept of Guru-shishya parampara.
v. Relation between yoga and other forms of education.
vi. Comparison of Asanas and Exercise.
vii. Role of Asanas, Pranayamas, Kriyas in Education.

Chapter 3 (15 hours)
Yoga and Value Education
i. Concept of Value, Definition of value, Types of Values.
ii. Value Oriented Education, Value-education and its components.
iii. Value oriented personality, Role and function of values in Society.
iv. Yoga as global value, Yoga as value and yoga as Practice.
v. Contribution of Yoga towards the development of values.

Chapter 4 (15 hours)
Yoga Education – its Practical Application
i. Self-direction or dharma
ii. Knowledge (Jnana) and concentration.
iii. Development through vairagya or through objectivity.

Text Books:
1. Dr H R Nagendra and T Mohan, Yoga in Education, Vol I, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana, Bangalore, 2001.
2. Dr Jayadeva Yogendra, Cyclopaedia Yoga, Vol. I, The Yoga Institute, Santacruz East, Mumbai, 2006.
3. Dr Jayadeva Yogendra, Cyclopaedia Yoga, Vol. II, The Yoga Institute, Santacruz East, Mumbai, 1989.

Reference Books:
1. Duggal, Satyapad : Teaching Yoga (The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Bombay, 1985)
2. Swami Satyananda Saraswati : Yoga Education For Children(Bihar Schools of Yoga, Munger, 1990)
3. Gawande, E.N. : Value Oriented Education (Sarup & Sons, New Delhi – 110002 )
4. Nagendra, H.R. and Nagarathna R: New Perspectives in Stress Management (V.K.Yogas, Bangalore,1988)
5. Udupa, K.N. : Stress and its Management by Yoga (Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi)
6. Swami Satyananda Saraswati: Yoga Education For Children(Bihar Schools of Yoga, Munger, 1990)
7. Gawande, E.N. : Value Oriented Education (Sarup & Sons, New Delhi – 110002 )
8. Ghorote, M.L. : Yoga Applied to Physical Education Lonavala; Kaivalyadhama.
9. Dr R Nagarathna and Dr H R Nagendra: Integrated Approach of Yoga Therapy for Positive Health, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana, Bangalore, 2003.