ADDRESS:

I FLOOR, DORMITORY BLOCK

OPP. ARTIFICIAL LIMB CENTRE

NEAR KASTURBA HOSPITAL, MANIPAL

About Division

·         Division of Yoga started according to the vision and mission of Padmashree Dr. T M A Pai.

·         Established -  in January 1980 at KMC, MAHE by Professor Dr. K Krishna Bhat, PhD.

·         PG Diploma in Yoga Therapy program - 1985 to 1998.

·         M.Sc. in Yoga Therapy, since 1998 onwards.

·         Division of Yoga - 2015 onwards working under Centre for Integrative Medicine & Research (CIMR), MAHE, Manipal.

Aim of the Division

·         To provide Yoga Therapy to the patients who are suffering from various kinds of disorders along with all modern facilities of treatment available in the hospital.

·         To provide regular yoga training to staff & students of MAHE and to the public.

·         To train the staff and students to develop skills in Yoga Therapy and research.

·         It combines a philosophical approach with empirical research to lay the foundation of integrative medicine.

Out Patient Department – Yoga Therapy

·         OPD Timings: 7 A.M to 6 P.M

·         IP and OP Patients: referred by various departments (Paediatrics, Medicine, OBG, Eye, Cardiology, Orthopaedics, Skin, ENT, Gastroenterology, Neurology & Psychiatry and other various departments of our Kasturba hospital) and other hospitals & clinics.

·         Patient will be trained for 1 hour for 10 sessions/1-3 months

·         Per day number of patients - Avg. - 40 – 45 (IP & OP patients)

·         Monthly number of patients average 850 to 900 (IP & OP patients)

·         General yoga classes for all- Staff, Students and Public

Courses offered by The Division of Yoga

M.Sc. (Yoga Therapy)

Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)

Eligibility: Candidates with minimum 50% marks in any bachelor’s degree or its equivalent course are eligible to apply. Admission process shall be made purely on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination.

Minimum Intake of Students: 15

Program Description

Yoga Therapy aims at incorporating the principles of yoga therapy based on traditional knowledge and classical scriptures into a clinical setting for the treatment of various disorders. It combines a philosophical approach with empirical research to lay the foundation of integrative medicine.

Focus

1st & 2nd semester - to expand the student's personal understanding of the relevance of yoga philosophy in today's world. 3rd& 4th semester - developing and scientifically exploring the skill of application of specific yoga techniques for the benefit of patients and to develop research skills.

Career Prospects

Can establish their own centres.

Can join any hospitals or Institutions as a Yoga Therapist.

Its curriculum includes:

·         Classroom teachings, seminar, assignments and tutorials.

·         Patient interaction for assessment and application of yoga therapy.

·         Classical text, basic science and applied medical science.

·         Application of yoga as therapy with the basic text knowledge.

·         Sessional examinations, seminars and clinical studies, project work

Certificate Course in Yoga

 Aim:

•             To provide basic information on holistic approach of yoga.

•             For self-health care and stress management.

•             For research in yoga and to promote higher studies in yoga.

Started I batch: October 2016

                Duration: 3 months         Qualification: 10+2

                Course fee: INR 6,500/USD 200   Minimum Intake of Students: 25

Weekly 2 days: Evening 5.30 to 7.30 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Course Coordinator – Dr. G Govardhan Reddy

No of batches completed (till March 2020): 12

Total of Number of students completed the course: 157

Interdisciplinary programmes (UG Programmes 2021): 03

Interdisciplinary programmes (PG Programmes 2021): 04

Interdisciplinary programmes 2021 (Elective/open elective): 02

Research Activities

·         PhD: 05   

·         Publications: 36

·         Student Projects: 10

·         Project (Grant received) : 05

·         Conference/Seminar presentations: 35

·         Seed money project: 01 Guide for PG thesis: 03

·         Subject expert: 03

·         Project submitted: 25 (DST, ICMR)

·         PhD Scholar: 01

Other Activities

External Examiner: Mangalore University, Davangere University, Kuvempu University.,  Akkamahadevi University.

• Resource person: Webinar, Workshop, Foundation programme
• Guest lectures: Inter college and public
• Practical training: Inter college and public
• Stress management sessions: Inter college and public
• Awareness programmes: Schools, college and public
• Tv and Radio programmes
• Newspaper articles
• Regular yoga sessions

–  Hombelaku (Dept. of Psychiatry)

–  Students of MAHE (Dept. of Student Affairs)

Important Events– Since 2015

·         International Day of Yoga (21 June, 2015 onwards) at MAHE

·         CYE on Yoga

·         Webinar on Yoga

·         Summer Yoga Camp for Children -regularly for IDY.

·         Free yoga camp for the staff and students of MAHE - regularly for IDY.

·         Competitions - regularly for IDY: Asana, Essay, Poster, Photo

Important Events with links – Since 2015

International Day of Yoga:

2019: Part 1, 2 & 3

• https://youtu.be/M2t5gqC1OEs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws-8-Eiyxo4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4wkTROihv0

2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g43mw_FqRQ

2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7OPWof427s

Webinars:

• https://rb.gy/hdrc0i
• https://rb.gy/jkexsf
• https://youtu.be/4WspWD9HelI
• AIIMS Kalyani: https://youtu.be/b7kc_ByTZvU (3.03.33 -03.28.25)