Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU)

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Presenting The World’s Best Graduate Online MS (Yoga) Program.
Next Batch commencing in January 2021.
Attend the open house to know more!

Professional Training for a Rewarding Career in Yoga

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A career in Yoga holds tremendous potential and value for the future. The Program is designed and taught by celebrated experts with the objective of:

Equipping graduates to build successful careers as world-leading Yoga professionals
Striking a balance between personal growth and professional opportunities
Enabling students to emerge as transformed, global and holistically developed individuals

Hear it from the Experts!

Shri Shri Ravi Shankar
Art of Living Foundation

Prof. Murali Venkatrao
Ph. D. (ABD)
VaYu VP of Curriculum & Infrastructure Development

World’s Best, Most Comprehensive Program

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VaYU’s Online MS Yoga Program is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive graduate Master’s course designed to educate, enlighten and inspire. The Program allows professionals and committed seekers or ‘sadhakas’ interested in augmenting their knowledge without pausing their lives, and get their degree without relocating and disrupting their schedules.

114,000 Yoga Students Trained So Far

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On completion of the program, graduates can be employed as therapists, researchers, or they can establish their own yoga studios, or pursue further academic opportunities such as Ph.D. or Teaching.

World-class Faculty With 250 Years of Total Teaching Experience

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VaYU faculty have been recruited from SVYASA – the first yoga university in India. They routinely collaborate on research projects with world-renowned research institutions such as Harvard University, UC San Francisco, UT Austin, MD Anderson Cancer Research Center, MIT, etc. 9 out of 10 VaYU faculty members possess a PhD or are practicing physicians with advanced medical training from the US and the UK who routinely utilize Yoga Therapy in their practice.

Program Summary

Semester Start Date:

Spring 2021 Classes will commence on January 19, 2021

Tuition Fee:

$18,000 for the entire program or $600 per credit hour. (Registration, Textbooks and PCP Travel are extra.)

Semesters & Courses:

4 Semesters
10 Online Courses + Specialization*
30 Credits

Other Takeaways:

Weekly 90 Minute Faculty Interactions per Subject
1 Week of Residential Classes per Academic Year

Specialization Streams

Yoga Therapy

The emphasis is on perfecting Yoga techniques, poses and practices and applying them for therapeutic purposes.

*Add 2 courses

Yoga Research

This stream is dedicated to research about the science of Yoga and how the same can be applied to fields like mental wellbeing,medicine, etc

* Add 6 credit Semester Long thesis.

Yoga Philosophy

Through this, the student masters the spiritual aspects, and, ancient and modern philosophies that have evolved in and around Yoga.

* Add 2 courses or 6 Credit Thesis

Personal Contact Program (PCP)*

During the 13th week of each odd semester, students will attend a one-on-one, hands-on workshop at a week-long, online or residential Personal Contact Program (PCP).

* PCP is conducted online during COVID times.

PCP Highlights

Asanas (Physical Poses)
Kriya (Purification Techniques)
Mudras (Hand Gestures)
Bandhas (Body Locks)
Pranayama (Controlled Breathing)
Dhyana (Meditation Practices)

Why opt for the Online MS (Yoga) Program?

Transform the world - go global
Build a rewarding career
Become a qualified, enlightened, holistic Yoga Master
Learn evidence-based yoga supported by modern scientific research
Syllabus is drawn from authentic ancient Indian texts, some of which are 5000 years old
Highly recommended by subject-matter experts and students alike

Why choose VaYU?

Learn from authentic, highly qualified faculty members
Acquire a holistic understanding of Yoga and emerge as a Master
Learn at your own pace and at home through an intuitive learning program
Age and geographical location no bar
No prior experience or expertise necessary

Program Prerequisites

Applicant must possess ability to speak and read in English
Applicant should have a

4-year degree from an accredited college/ university in the US/Canada or
An international equivalent of 3 year degree plus a minimum supplement year of university courses

International students with English proficiency can apply
Prior Yoga training is not necessary

Faculty

9 out of 10 VaYU faculty members possess a PhD, or are practicing physicians with advanced medical training from the US and the UK who routinely utilize Yoga Therapy in their practice. The faculty members regularly publish their research in trusted and celebrated international journals like Intl. J. of Yoga, J. Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders & Control, Intl. J. Education and Research in Health Sciences, J. Neurosciences in Rural Practice, etc.

VaYU Faculty has:

Trained 114,000 yoga students
Directed 452 Master Theses in the last six years alone
Directed 84 PhD Theses

Elizabeth
"Kusum Jyoti" Leenheer
Yoga Teacher, Alberta, Canada Student - VaYU MSc in Yoga

"I am thrilled to be part of the first cohort of VaYU, and am grateful to learn from teachers, who are masters in the science of Yoga. I was quickly drawn in by the professors’ wealth of knowledge and the rich depth of the materials. I know in my heart that the program will expand my ability to live as a healer, a helper and a yogini. The program has helped me to realize what Swami Vivekananda once said: 'We all have the ability to either make or mar ourselves'."

Dr. Jessica Singh, MD
(NYU), Emergency Medicine (Yale) Physician Wellness (Stanford) Student - VaYU MS in Yoga

"The debut class has thirty students who are located across the United States and Canada, from diverse backgrounds. There are physicians, professors, engineers, attorneys, yoga teachers and yoga therapists. Although the university is online, we have already become a family in the short time since classes began. Under the blessings and guidance of our world-renowned faculty, we have started to gain a strong foundation for the vast science of Yoga. These teachings are a way of life."