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“Hittala Gida Maddalla’ is a popular proverb in Kannada. It means that “The Tree in the backyard is not Medicine”. Probably, the proverb is tailor-made for a variety of courses offered by the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana Arogyadhama (S-VYASA) at Giddanahalli In Anekal Taluk of Bengaluru Rural district, about 20 miles from Bengaluru city. Yoga courses on offer in S-VYASA: The numbers of courses offered in S-VYASA make a big list. The following is a list of them: *Yoga Instructor Course (YIC) of one-month duration. *BNYS (Bachelor of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences) of 5 1/2 years duration. *BSc (Yoga Consciousness) of three years duration. *BSc (Yoga Therapy) of three years duration. *BSc (Clinical, Nutrition & Dietetics) of three years duration. *BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy). *MSc (Yoga Therapy) of two years. *MSc (Yoga Consciousness) of two years duration. *PGDYT (Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy) of 15 months duration. *MD (Yoga) of three years. *PhD (Yo

“Thanks to a host of our ancient sages like Patanjali, Vashista, Tejas and Lord Krishna, most of the diseases annoying the mankind can very well be controlled and avoided by practising mind management techniques. And this has been proved with any number of researches conducted by the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandana Samsthana Arogyadhama(S-VYASA)” says Dr Ramarao Nagaratna Raghuram, Medical Director. image source: Steemit Medical claims proved wrong: “The purpose of practising Yoga is for mind management. If Patanjali insists to have a positive mind, Vashista lays emphasis on slowing the mind for achieving mastery. If Lord Krishna concurs on the same, Tejas has already given a definition. But medical sciences claim that Arthritis, Asthama cannot be controlled by the mind. However, our research findings in the last four decades have proved these self-proclaimed assumptions wrong”, she informed. Chemical imbalances due to negative emotions: Dr Ramarao Nagaratna Raghuram, further elabo

People travelling abroad and also being rigid vegetarians really had a tough time throughout their journey abroad, but not these days. Says NV Raghuram, co-founder of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandana Samsthana Arogyadhama(S-VYASA), here. image source: Mantra Care Vegetarianism continues to surge: In a freewheeling chat, he shared his opinion on the present developments of vegetarianism making a surge in leaps and bounds elsewhere-“There has been a lot of awareness among the people these days and there is no requirement of mentioning any religion while talking about these aspects. Many a top achiever has been vegetarians just because they had the practice of adhering to vegetarianism”. Vegetarian burgers in abundance: He continues-“Now vegetarian burgers are available in abundance. Gone are the days of vegetarians forced to starve for lack of vegan foodstuff. A top-notch Tennis player’s remarks of admitting being a disciple of Lord Krishna and also a vegetarian have given altogether

Yoga education has come a long way in this country and of late elsewhere across the globe. Beginning with crash courses, camps, certificate, Diploma among many a other, these days you have courses at the Degree, Post Graduate and Ph.D level too. “Thanks to the ever-increasing curiosity, enthusiasm and commitment towards learning Yoga, it has become a powerful tool for self-employment”, says Dr Nagaratna Raghuram, Medical Director of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandana Samsthana Arogyadhama(S-VYASA), here. S-VYASA, the only University dedicated to Yoga in the country: “In fact, these days you have any number of educational institutions offering many Yoga related courses. However, S-VYASA happens to be the only University in the country completely dedicated to Yoga studies”, she says. Eight Central Universities have separate Yoga Departments: “For record sake, Bihar School of Yoga (BSY) hitherto based out of Munger in Bihar happens to be the first institution imparting Yoga courses in th