GSA 544E - Ayurvedic Yoga

Credit(s): 2.00

Ayurveda is the science and system of medicine that teaches wisdom of living life! Yoga indicates the life of awareness, by awareness, for awareness! This course examines selected aspects of philosophy and eight limbs of “Yoga” with Ayurvedic perspective. Logical application of various aspects of Yoga as modalities in the Ayurvedic practice with their indications and contraindications for “Tridosha wise” body types, conditions of balance and imbalance, for the objective of conservation of health, prevention and pacification of disorders will be explored through instruction and practice. In class demonstrations of practices of selected asana-yoga postures, mantra, mudra-hand gestures, bandha- energy locks, breathing technique, meditation will be covered.