The Yoga therapy and Research centre as it has been called, is under the Department of physical Education, which in 2007 had  started the UGC Aided Innovative Programme,  M.Sc Health and Yoga Therapy, the first of its kind in Kerala.  It is a 2 year Post graduate programme, affiliated to the Calicut University.  The course curriculum comprises of an elaborate and in-depth theoretical and practical aspects of yoga along with the basic medical subjects inculcating into the students the therapeutical and scientific values of yoga.  The course also consists of a 6 months compulsory rotatory internship at different Yoga based hospitals in the country.

From the time of its conception our Department has been offering various programmes and services both to the students of our institution as well as to the public.

• Commencement of the first batch of the UGC Aided Innovative Programme, ‘M.Sc Health and Yoga therapy’ on 26th November 2007

• Official inauguration of the course on 4th January 2008 by Prof. Anwar Tahan Zuberi, Hon. Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut, presided by  Sri. P.K.S Raja, the Zamorin Raja of Calicut in the presence of Swami Chidanandapuri and other dignitaries.

• The Centre also conducts career oriented courses like Certificate and Diploma in Yoga therapy for the degree and P.G. students.

 

YOGA THERAPY AND RESEARCH CENTRE
                                     ‘A Centre of mind-body medicine’

Other than imparting education to the students the centre has also started propagating the benefits of the yoga science at two levels- Treatment and Research.

Treatment activities by Eminent Naturopathy & Yoga Physicians

• Regular yoga classes are being conducted at our centre, which is open to the general public.

  • The classes are conducted on every weekdays both in the morning and evening, and it mainly focusses on preventive and curative aspects of health and hence disease specific.

• Consultation and treatment (Naturopathy and Yoga) to public is being given as an Out patient service.
• The centre has an ideal setting for Naturopathy and Yoga treatment with adequate equipments. 

The treatments provided at our centre are

• Yoga therapy
• Massage and steam bath
• Hydrotherapy
• Physiotherapy
• Electrotherapy (Ultrasound, Infrared Rays, Wax bath etc.)
• Acupressure and reflexology

 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Our yoga therapy and research centre had signed an MoU with SVYASA the Yoga University, Bangalore
• Our yoga therapy and research centre had also signed a MoU with FAITHS, Bangalore.
• The Naturopathy and yoga Physicians of our Department having already completed the Basic yoga  Research workshop, had attended the 10 days Advanced Research methodology workshop at SVYASA, Bangalore  organized by FAITHS and sponsored by NIN, Pune, updating themselves with the newer advances in Yoga research.
• A research proposal has been submitted by our department to CCRYN (Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy), New Delhi for funding. 
• Exposure of students to different research equipments and practical demonstration as well as hands on experience has been given as part of the curriculum.