Yoga and Health

Paper Code: 
YOG - 321
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To  know about the health and healthy life.
  2. Students would be able know about the balance diet according to yoga practice.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction

 1.1 Definition of Health (according to W.H.O. Ayurveda)

1.2  Dimension of Health

1.3  Concept and Purpose of Healthy life.

1.4  Yoga and Wellness

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Health and Fitness

2.1    Concept of Health related fitness   

2.2    The importance of health to individual family, Community and the State

2.3    Components of fitness

2.4    Meaning of Mental Health and its relation with Yoga

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Diet and Nutrition

3.1    Balance Diet and Nutrition.

3.2    Malnutrition’s and Misconceptions about food

3.3    Function of food in body

3.4    Essential body Nutrients and other components of food

 

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
Yogic Diet

4.1    Introduction of Ahara, Concept of Mitahara

4.2    Classification in Yogic Diet according to traditional yoga texts

4.3    Diet according to the body constitution (Prakriti)

4.4    Concept of Vata Pitta and Kapha

 

14.00
Unit V: 
Principles of Healthy Living

5.1    Yogic principles of Healthy living, Ahara, Vihara, Achara and Vichara

5.2    Panch Prana and their role in Health and Healing.

5.3    Importance of Yogic Diet in Yog Sadhana and its role in healthy living.

5.4       Concept of Bhavas and Bhavanas with its relevance in Health and well-being

Essential Readings: 
  • Anatomy - Mukund Swarup
  • Effect of anatomy and yoga practice - Dr. Malik Rajendra Prasad
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology - Nidhi Tyagi Yoga Anatomy - Human Kinetics Publications
  • Hatha Pradipika –Swami Swatamarama
  • A Synthetic approach to Diet and Nutrition­-Ghosh, A.K
  • Anatomy and Physiology of Yogic Practices-Gore, M.M
  • Anatomy of Hathayoga Coulter, H. David

 

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