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About VaYU
Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU), USA is the 1st yoga university outside India focused on graduate yoga education and research. VaYU is located in Los Angeles, California.
VaYU is founded on the principles of the great 19th century philosopher monk Swami Vivekananda who inspired the nations of India and USA. He also brought yoga to the USA in 1893, and his prescription for universal welfare.
VaYU offers online graduate programs centered on evidence-based yoga and modern scientific approach to the traditional ancient Indian practice of yoga. VaYU is a blend between the Best of East and West.
Key features of VaYU that make it stand out!
- 1st Yoga University Outside India.
- Cutting Edge Research collaborations with top US institutions.
- World Renowned Faculty from top US universities (Harvard, MIT, MD Anderson, UCLA, etc.), and, SVYASA (India’s first and premier yoga university).
- Wholesome Yoga Education based on scientific principles and modern research approaches.
Our Programs
Master of Science in Yoga
MS (Yoga) is a four-semester, 30 credit program providing a unique well-rounded wholistic Yoga degree that balances theory/philosophy from Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita to modern day yoga practices using a scientific and evidence-based approach, while training students in ‘Yoga as Therapy’ as practiced in the
West. Students specialize in Philosophy, Yoga Therapy, and/or Research in their 4th semester. Prior certifications in Yoga Training is transferrable.
Prerequisites: 4-Year degree, or, a 3-year degree with 3 years of work experience.
Duration: 21 months.
Ph.D. in Yoga
For serious students interested in exploring Yoga Science, Philosophy or Therapy, this doctoral program has three components: preparatory coursework, qualifier for advancement to candidacy, and submission of an original dissertation under the direction of a VaYU Research Faculty.
Prerequisites: MS (Yoga) or equivalent.
Duration: 3-5 years
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar is an Indian guru and spiritual leader. He is also referred to as Sri Sri or Gurudev. From around the mid 1970s, he worked as an apprentice under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation. In 1981, he founded the Art of Living foundation.
Jeffrey Armstrong
Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi) has degrees in Psychology, History & Comparative Religions, and Literature, and has deeply immersed himself in the study and teaching of Vedic philosophy, yoga and astrology for the past 45 years.