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Careers in Yoga!

Prashanti Kutiram, SVYASA, Bengaluru, Wednesday, July 02, 2008 -- SVYASA has been pioneering Yoga Education for more than 25 years now. UGC has deemed SVYASA a University under Section 3 of its 1956 Act As Yoga comes of age again, freshers and experienced candidates are looking to careers in Yoga for "job satisfaction".

The yoga courses covered by SVYASA include degrees, diplomas and certificate programmes at graduate, post-graduate and doctorate levels. These yoga programmes include general awareness programmes to therapy courses to research programmes.

Orientation courses in yoga therapy for doctors to incorporate the ancient wisdom of Yoga into their modern practises are also conducted. This is taking forward the vision of the great seer Swami Vivekananda to "Combine the Best of the East with the Best of the West". The curriculum at SVYASA is based on Bhagawad Gita and research facilities can match the best in the world. SVYASA is ICMR-CAR for Yoga research.

SVYASA campus is 32 kms away from Bangalore. The campus is called Prashanti Kutiram, the Abode of Peace. Lying in the lap of nature amidst greenery, the campus lies sprawling over 110 acres. The campus is about 15 kms from the bountiful Bannerughatta National Park

"We are looking to provide students an opportunity at holistic well being while ensuring that their careers are rewarding" says Dr R Nagarathna, Dean, Division of Yoga and Life Sciences , Svyasa.

Prof R Venkatram, Registrar, SVYASA, adds, "While many of our students are getting placed in various parts of the world, careers in yoga in India too are attracting a large number of students as these jobs offer flexibility of time and more importantly, help in the upkeep of their own positve health! We see an increase in demand for our students as even the Corporates look to actively battle the stress related maladies of today's employee"

Dr HR Nagendra, who quit NASA in 1971 to take up the Yoga life, is the leading force behind the SVYASA movement. Since, SVYASA has become synonymous with Yoga Education, Yoga Research and Yoga Therapy.