Yoga for Personality Development

Paper Code: 
25YOG224(B)
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

 The course will be enabling the students to developing a specific skill or behavior or increasing knowledge in particular area, yoga education help in self-discipline and self-control leading to immense amount of awareness.

Course Outcomes: 

 

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25YOG224 (B)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yoga for personality Development (Theory)

 

CO72:  Discuss of role of Yoga in development of personality and its concept.

CO73: Analyze positive health.  and control negative emotions.

CO74:   Interpret the basic concept of mind & Consciousness.

CO75: Develop self-steam and self-analyses through yogic practices.

CO76: Demonstrate Yogic practices such as asana, pranayama and meditation help in emotional management.

CO77:Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in Teaching; Interactive Lecturers, Discussions, Tutorials Reading Assignments, Demonstration, Team Teaching.

 

Learning activities for the Students;

Self-assignment, Effective questions, ,Project presentation, Giving Tasks.

Class Test, Semester end examinations, solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, presentations and projects.

 

Class Test, Semester end examinations, solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, presentations and projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction

 

  • Yogic concepts of personality - Yoga for integrated personality development
  • Dimensions of integrated personality –
  • Yoga – Meaning –Definition – Principles –
  • Type of Yoga –
  • Role of Panchakosha in Personality Development.
12.00
Unit II: 
Self-Management

 

  • Facing Problems – Controlling Anger –
  • Need to Cultivate compassion –
  • Overcoming of Jealous and selfishness –
  • Cultivating Virtue Yoga.
10.00
Unit III: 
Technique for happy and Successful Living

 

  • Power of Mind - Harmony of Living – Communications
  • Soft Skill – Cultivating Skillful Speech.
14.00
Unit IV: 
Yoga for Self Development

 

  • Self Esteem – Self Analysis – SWOT Analysis
  • Yogic Way of Life - Ahara (food) - Vihara (recreation) - Acara (conduct)
  • Vichara (thought) - Vyavahara (behavior).
12.00
Unit V: 
Yogic practices for Personality Development

 ·         Asana

·         Praṇayama 

·         Meditation

Relaxation – Awareness - self-awareness - self-reliance - self-confidence

Essential Readings: 

Essential Readings:

  1. Rukmani T.S. (1999). Yoga Vrttika of Vijnanabhiksu. Delhi, Mushiram Manohar Lal Taimni I.K. (1961)
  2. The Science of Yoga. The Theological Publishing House, Adyar, Madras, India. Santrock, John W. (2007).

E-Resources:

  1. https://nativecare.icliniq.com/articles/emotional-and-mental-health
  2. iehp109.pdf (ncert.nic.in)

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

  1. A Topical Approach to Life Span Development. New Delhi: Tata McGraw- Hill Publishing Company Limited. Saraswati, Swami Niranjanananda (1997).
  2. Gheraṇda Saṃhita. Munger: Bihar Yoga Bharati. Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (1996). Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha. Munger (Bihar): Yoga Publications Trust. Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (1998)
  3. Yoga Nidra. Munger: Yoga Publications Trust. Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (2004). Nine     
    Principle of Upnishads. Munger (Bihar): Yoga Publication Trust. Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (2011).
  4. Four Chapters of Freedom: Commentary on the Yoga Sutra of Sage Patanjali. Munger (Bihar): Yoga Publication Trust. Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (2011).
  5. Concept of personality: Indian perspective'. Ind Psychiatry J., 2012.

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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