This course gives you an overview of what is concentration and role of Yoga in enhancing concentration towards overall personality development. The main processes involved in concentration are attention, perception, cognition, and response. The mind-body response of concentration moves from Chanchalata (distraction), Ekagrata (Concentration), Dharana (Intense focusing) and Dhyana (meditation). The eastern and western perspectives of concentration will be discussed in the course. Integrated approach of yoga practices for concentration will be presented. We will also cover scientific studies on Yoga and concentration
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1
- Module 1: Introduction to Yoga and Concentration
- Module 2: Understanding Concentration
Week 2
- Module 3: Attention and Concentration
- Module 4: Types of attention and Concentration
- Module 5: Neurobiology of concentration and attention
Week 3
- Module 6: Disorders of concentration and attention
- Module 7: Assessing attention and concentration
Week 4
- Module 8: Yoga: Basic understanding and concepts
- Module 9: Eastern concept of concentration
Week 5
- Module 10: Integrated Yoga practices to develop concentration
- Module 11: Yogic lifestyle for improving concentration (diet, yama, niyama, early to bed)
Week 6
- Module 12: Yoga techniques – Asana for improving concentration
- Module 13: Yoga techniques – Pranayama for improving concentration
Week 7
- Module 14: Yoga techniques – Shatkarma for concentration
- Module 15: Meditation for improving concentration
Week 8
- Module 16: Historical perspectives and recent trends in Yoga Research I
- Module 17: Historical perspectives and recent trends in Yoga Research II
- Module 18: Overview of Evidence on Yoga for concentration
Integrated Yoga practices for improving concentration
Week 9
- Module 19: Sukshma Vyayama
- Module 20: Breathing Practices I
- Hands in and out breathing, hands stretch breathing, Ankle stretch breathing
- Module 21: Breathing practices II
- Tiger breathing, shashankasana breathing, Bhujangasana breathing, salabhasana breathing
Week 10
- Module 22: Loosening Practices
- Module 23: Surya Namaskara
- Module 24: Yogic relaxation techniques: IRT, QRT and DRT
Week 11
- Module 25: Asanas practices – I
- Tadasana, Ardhakati Chakrasana, Vrikshasana, Garudasana
- Module 26: Asanas practices – II
- Paschimottanasa, Ustrasana, Gomukhasana, Padmasana
Week 12
- Module 27: Asanas practices – III
- Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana, Dhanurasana
- Module 28: Asanas practices – IV
- Shirshasana with wall support, Matsyasana, Sarvangasana, Shavasana
Week 13
- Module 29: Sectional breathing and Kapalabhati
- Module 30: Pranayamas – I
- Surya bedhana and Chndra Bedhana pranayama, Nadishuddhi pranayama
- Module 31: Pranayamas – II
- Bhastrika, Ujjayi pranayama
Week 14
- Module 32: Pranayamas – III
- Sheetali and Sheetkari pranayama
- Module 33: Pranayamas – IV
- Bhramari pranayama and Nadanusandhana
- Module 34: Om Meditation
Week 15
- Module 35: Trataka
- Module 36: Mind Sound Resonance Technique
- Module 37: Cyclic Meditation
Week 16
- Module 38: Integrated Yoga Module I
- Module 39: Integrated Yoga Module II
- Module 40: Integrated Yoga Module III
Taught by
Dr H R Nagendra | Dr Manjunath N K | Dr Apar Avinash Saoji
