Yoga for Physical Stamina

Overview

This course provides an overview of Yoga for Physical Stamina. As a component of total personality development Yoga for Physical Stamina aims at training the participants in both eastern and western perspectives thus improving the physical stamina. This course includes both theory and practice components; the theory modules will give an overview of the both eastern and western perspectives of physical fitness, Component of physical fitness, Structure of muscles, Muscles Physiology, Exercise physiology, Types of exercise for physical stamina and physical fitness, Difference between yoga and exercises, Stress and performance, Yogic concept of physical fitness, different Yogic techniques for physical stamina development, Importance of Meditation for physical stamina and Over view of Research on physical stamina.The other part of the course will give a detailed explanation and hands on practice sessions of various yoga techniques starting from Breathing Practices, Relaxation Techniques, Loosening Practices, Sukshma Vyayama, Surya Namaskara, Yogasanas practices, Pranayamas, different types of Meditation techniques and Krida Yoga for physical stamina.

Syllabus

Week 1

Module -1 Introduction physical stamina
Module -2 Component of physical fitness

Week 2

Module - 3 Structure of muscles
Module - 4 Muscles Physiology

Week 3

Module - 5 Exercise physiology
Module - 6 Yogic concepts of physical fitness

Week 4

Module - 7 Concept of Stress
Module - 8 Stress and It’s Management According to Yoga

Week 5

Module -- 9 Difference between yoga and exercises
Module 10 Yogic technique for physical stamina development -1 (Asana)

Week 6

Module -11- Yogic technique for physical stamina development -2 (Pranayama)
Module -12 Yogic technique for physical stamina development -3 (Kriya)

Week 7

Module -13 Yoga and Diet
Module -14 Advance Techniques for physical stamina – I (MSRT)

Week 8

Module -15 Advance Techniques for physical stamina –II (CM)
Module -16 Karma Yoga

Week 9

Module -17 Krida Yoga
Module -18 Evidence based Yoga for Physical stamina

Integrated Yoga practices for physical stamina

Week 10

Module -19 Relaxation Techniques, Sithala Tadasana, Sithala Danda Asana, Makarasana, Savasana
Module -20 Loosening Practices - I

Week 11

Module - 21 Loosening Practices - II
Module - 22 Sukshma Vyayama – II
Module - 23 Breathing Practices

Week 12

Module - 24 Surya Namaskara
Module -25 Yogasanas practices – I Ardhakati Chakrasana, Ardha Chakrasana, Padahastasana, Ardhachandrasana
Module -26 Yogasanas practices – II Parivrtta Trikonasana, Parsva Konasana, Prasarita padahastasana, Trikonasana

Week 13

Module -27 Yogasanas practices – III Virabhadra I, Virabhadra II, Virabhadra III, Vrishasana, Garudasana
Module -28 Yogasanas practices – IV Akarna Dhanurasana, Bhunaman asana, Pascimatanasana
Module -29 Yogasanas practices – V Supta Vajarasana, Ushtrasana, Vakarasana, Matsyendra

Week 14

Module - 30 Yogasanas practices – VI Sarvangasana, Halasana, Matsyasana, Cakrasana
Module - 31 Yogasanas practices – VII Pavanmuktasana, Salabhasana, Bhujangasana Dhanurasana,
Module - 32 Sectional breathing & Pranayamas

Week 15