Yoga Siksha  Attobodh o Bikash Bed 4th Sem Paul Das Rita Publication 2024

Unit I: Introduction to Yoga and Yogic Practices:

• Yoga: meaning and initiation
• History of development of yoga
• Astanga Yoga or raja yoga
• The streams of Yoga
• The school of Yoga: Raja Yoga and Hatha Yoga
• Yogic practices for healthy living

Unit II: Introduction to Yogic Texts:

• Historicity of yoga as a discipline
• Classification of yoga and yogic texts
• Understanding astanga Yoga of Patanjali
• Hatha yogic practices
• Meditational processes

Unit III: Yoga and Health:

• Need of yoga for positive health
• Role of mind in positive health as per ancient yogic literature
• Concept of health, healing and disease: yogic perspectives
• Potential causes of ill health
• Yogic principles of healthy living
• Integrated approach of yoga for management of health
• Stress management through yoga and yogic dietary considerations