Graduate Yoga Courses

Semester 1

Semester 4 - Credits based on course type

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YMS 401T: Masters Research Project [6:0 Credits] YMS 402T: Independent Study [1, 2, or 3 Credits] YMS 403P: Yoga for Prenatal and Postnatal Care [2:1 Credits] YMS 404P: Basic Clinical Yoga Therapy [2:1 Credits] YMS 405P: Advance Clinical Yoga Therapy [2:1 Credits] YMS 406P: Methodologies in Clinical Yoga Therapy [2:1 Credits] YMS 407T: Principles of Ayurvedic Diet and Lifestyle [3:0 Credits] YMS 408T: Narada Bhakti Sutras [3:0 Credits] YMS 501T: Yoga: Biomedical Science & Research [3:0 Credits] YPH 601T: Ph.D. Thesis [1:16 Credits]

YMS 401T: Masters Research Project [6:0 Credits]

YOGA RESEARCH TRACK

A thesis or dissertation constitutes an important contribution to scholarship. A student should, in consultation with their academic advisor, choose a topic in one of the following areas: Yoga and Spirituality, Ancient Yogic Texts, or Yoga Therapy. The thesis topic is chosen in such a way as to demonstrate the graduate student’s ability to carry out independent investigation and to present the results in a clear and systematic form. While the length of thesis submission vary, it should be roughly 4000 – 7000 words.

Prerequisites: All 10 Core Courses (1xx, 2xx, 3xx)

YMS 402T: Independent Study [1, 2, or 3 Credits]

Independent study requires that the student after discussion with the faculty come up with a topic for the Independent Study, and complete any research work to the satisfaction of the faculty. A written report is expected in the last week or earlier of the semester with the signatures of the student and Faculty.

The report should be sent to the Registrar and the Instructor-on-record.

YMS 403P: Yoga for Prenatal and Postnatal Care [2:1 Credits]

YOGA THERAPY TRACK

Yoga for Prenatal and Postnatal care helps yoga teachers to focus and master the fundamentals of yoga techniques best suited for every stage of pregnancy and postnatal phase. The objective of this course is to qualify yoga teachers in handling pregnant women or new mothers and cater to their physical body changes, emotional health through evidence-based yoga techniques. In the training program, we concentrate on yoga’s therapeutic applications along with its principles to achieve holistic health.

For each condition, students go through the changes in the physical body as well as psychological changes followed by evidenced-based yoga practices to cater to those changes. The classes would include theory sessions as well practical sessions.

Prerequisites: All 10 Core Courses (1xx, 2xx, 3xx)

YMS 404P: Basic Clinical Yoga Therapy [2:1 Credits]

YOGA THERAPY TRACK

Yoga Therapy has provided significant benefits for several chronic health conditions. In this course, through evidence-based studies and asynchronous lecture presentations, clinician and basic scientist faculty will

Review the anatomy of body systems and basic pathophysiology of cardiovascular, metabolic and mental health disorders
Analyze the use of Yoga Therapy in supportive management of these health challenges

Prerequisites: All 10 Core Courses (1xx, 2xx, 3xx)

YMS 405P: Advance Clinical Yoga Therapy [2:1 Credits]

The Advance Yoga Therapy course will be a series of online teaching lectures and online interactions with students that will expand the knowledge on the use of yoga in various disease states. The course will adopt a system-wise approach, to the benefits of yoga and explore how various yoga-based tools and practices can help towards alleviating diseases and improving the quality of life.

Prerequisites: YMS 404P

YMS 406P: Methodologies in Clinical Yoga Therapy [2:1 Credits]

The primary goals of this Methodologies in Clinical Yoga Therapy course are to familiarize students with basic theoretical concepts of scientific research, train them to analyze their data, and enable them to write their synopsis, dissertation and scientific articles. This training will impart basic skills required to do scientific research and motivate students to pursue higher research.

Prerequisites: High-school algebra and calculus

YMS 407T: Principles of Ayurvedic Diet and Lifestyle [3:0 Credits]

YOGA THERAPY TRACK

This course explains the Ayurvedic concept of diet and lifestyle. Ayurveda strongly believes that health is the outcome of what we eat and how we live our life. Unlike modern nutrition, Ayurveda uses food’s taste, and potency to understand the qualities of food, which helps to construct the diet for balancing dosha in one’s physiology. This course also explains the principles of lifestyle and wellness rituals for the foundation in healthy living. It describes daily and seasonal routines and the reasons these elements help us to be in tune with the ecosystem of our environment.

Prerequisites: All 10 Core Courses (1xx, 2xx, 3xx)

YMS 408T: Narada Bhakti Sutras [3:0 Credits]

All the six schools of philosophy (darsanas) in India are given out in the form of sutras. Narada Bhakti Sutras is an authoritative textbook upon the philosophy of devotion and we read it in the Bhagavata. The course deals with the study of these sutras with their deeper meaning. As the case of all paths of yoga is for self, Bhakti yoga also should be for self-growth from human level to God level which can be achieved with the help of our emotions. and insights that expose the students to the nuances of an enduring relationship of love in its various forms to experience “Godliness” of one's heart, enriching one in the path of Bhakti Yoga.

Prerequisites: YMS 103T

YMS 501T: Yoga: Biomedical Science & Research [3:0 Credits]

In this course, we will study yogic techniques to manage various diseases. For each disease, we will study applicable yogic techniques in terms of its promotive, preventative, and curative aspects, along with cautions and contraindications in their application. PCP 20 hours conducted during Week 15 on VaYU campus.

Prerequisites: YMS 203T OR Completion of an undergraduate college/university science course, e.g. psychology, biology, physical sciences.

YPH 601T: Ph.D. Thesis [1:16 Credits]