Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana - SVYASA

About Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana - SVYASA

Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (Vivekanand Yoga Research Foundation) is the new name from February 2000 onwards. Earlier it was called Vivekananda Kendra Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (VK YOGAS) from 1986 to 2000. Earlier to that, it was Vivekananda Kendra Chikitsa Tatha Anusandhana Samiti (VK YOCTAS from 1981 to 1986). Today, it is also know as SVYASA (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana). SVYASA is a Yoga University established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 vide Notification Number F.9-45/2001-U.3 dated 8/5/2001 of the Government of India. It is named after Swami Vivekananda, the famous Indian monk who heralded the grandeur of Sanatana Dharma (the Laws of Creation) in the West through his epoch-making speech in the Parliament of Religions on Sep 11, 1893. SVYASA is a unique University which is a mix between an Ashram and a modern university. Classes are conducted in the Gurukul system of teaching. Yoga Courses vary from certificate courses to Degree, Diploma and Doctorate programmes at the Graduate and Post-Graduate levels. SVYASA courses have been developed by yoga masters with long years of experience. The programme at SVYASA includes Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana yoga, as codified by Swami Vivekananda. The educational system in SVYASA is holistic, based on the consciousness-based approach of yoga systems and spiritual lore. It is not merely a bread-earning educational system but a personality-developing and world-building tool through yoga. The University is open to all persons of whatever race, religion, creed, caste, class and geographical area of the country. No test or condition is imposed as to religious belief or occupation in admitting or appointing members, students, teachers, workers or in any other connection whatsoever. No benefaction that involves conditions and obligations opposed to the spirit and objects of the University will be accepted by the University. The campus is called Prashanti Kutiram, the Abode of Peace. Lying in the lap of nature amidst greenery, the campus lies sprawling over 100 acres. Yoga Courses at our SVYASA Yoga University are recognised by the University Grants Commission, Government of India. There are about 50 Ph.Ds, 100 M.Scs and over 350 students in various branches. The univesrity has so far 6 Ph.Ds and 2 MDs from the University, one from HUA, 6 from Bangalore University. SVYASA has, over the years, standardized such Advanced Yoga techniques as CM (Cyclic Meditation), PET (Pranic Energisation Technique), MSRT (Mind Sound Resonance Technique), MEMT (Mastering the Emotions Technique), MIRT (Mind Imagery Technique), VISAK (Vignana Sadhana Kausalya) and ANAMS (Anandamrita Sinchana).

Location  - SVYASA campus is 32 kms away from Bangalore. The campus is about 15 kms from the bountiful Bannerughatta National Park. Location Map

Transportation

Bangalore is connected by direct international flights including British Airways, Air France, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, Gulf Air, Thai International, Sri Lanka Airlines and Air India. (For those transiting through any other city in India in the same airlines, immigration and baggage clearance are in Bangalore). Bangalore is connected by direct national flights to all main cities in India including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai, Hyderabad, Goa and Cochin.

Getting to the Campus (Prashanti):

To get to the campus, we recommend that you use the organisation bus. The Organisation Bus starts every day from the Bangalore Office given below at 7:00 a.m. Please be at the city office well before this time.

SVYASA,
19, Eknath Bhavan,
Gavipuram Circle,
K.G.Nagar,
Bangalore-560019.
TeleFax: 26608645/26612669

1. Please make sure that you are here before the bus leaves at 7:00 a.m. Only this bus brings you directly to the campus
2. If you are arriving into Bangalore Airport, you can take a taxi directly to the campus. For safety reasons and convenience, you can also ask the taxi pick up to be arranged by SVYASA. In such cases, the taxi fare would have to be paid directly by you (Fare= INR 2000/-). Please inform your arrival details well in advance for this facility to be arranged.
3. You can also reach the SVYASA city office in Bangalore. There is the organization bus which leaves the city office every morning at 7:00 am for the Campus.

Yoga Courses Offered by SVYASA:

• YIC - Yoga Instructors Course.
• YTOT - Yoga Therapy Orientation Training For Doctors.
• CYSc - Course in Yogic Science.
• B.Sc. (Vedic Culture) - Bachelor of Science in Vedic Culture.
• B.Sc. (Yoga) - Bachelor of Science in Yoga.
• B.Sc. (Yoga and Consciousness) - Bachelor of Science in Yoga and Consciousness.
• B.NYS - Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Science.
• B.Sc. (Yoga and Management) - Bachelor of Science in Yoga and Management.
• B.A. - Bachelor of Arts (Yoga and Journalism).
• PGDYT - Post-Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy.
• PGDYTD - Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy for Doctors.
• M.Sc. - Yoga - Master of Science in Yoga.
• M.Sc. - Yoga and Consciousness - Master of Science in Yoga and Consciousness.
• M.Sc. - Yoga and Management - Master of Science in Yoga and Management.
• M.A. - Yoga and Journalism - Master of Arts (Yoga and Journalism).
• M.Phil. - Counselling and Yoga Therapy - Master of Philosophy (Counselling and Yoga Therapy).
• MD Yoga & Rehabilitation - Doctor of Medicine in Yoga and Rehabilitation.
• Ph.D. Yoga - Doctoral Degree in Yoga.

Divisions and Departments of SVYASA

Division of Yoga and Spirituality

1. Department of Sanskrit.
2. Department of Vedic Studies.
3. Department of Religious Studies.

Division of Yoga and Life Sciences

1. Department of Health Sciences.
2. Department of Bio-Sciences.
3. Department of Natural Sciences.

Division of Yoga and Physical Sciences

1. Department of Mathematics.
2. Department of Physics.
3. Department of Engineering.

Division of Yoga and Management Studies

1. Department of Education.
2. Department of Management.
3. Department of Jurisprudence.

Division of Yoga and Humanities

1. Department of Linguistics.
2. Department of Fine Arts.
3. Department of History, Sociology and Anthropology.

Facilities

Residential Facilities- SVYASA has extensive residential facilities for students undergoing courses. It has 3 hostels for men, a hostel for women besides cottages and guest rooms. It also has separate residential facilities for Therapy Participants. The accommodation is in the form of single participant rooms, double participant rooms and dormitories with housing from 4 to 10 students each. The decision relating to accommodation allotment will be the sole prerogative of the management / sub registrar. Foreign citizens will be allotted twin sharing rooms with attached bathrooms. For both types of rooms, the furnishing is sparse but includes sleeping cots, working desk as well as cupboard. The Ashram rooms are sparsely equipped, with only the basic necessities being provided in tune with the spirit of the yoga learning process.

Fooding - The Ashram routine includes three complete meals. The food is vegetarian and a Sattvik balanced South Indian diet in tune with the yogic principles of food and diet. The Ashram routine also includes a Malt break in late afternoon. No tea / coffee is provided in the Ashram. Outside food is not permitted in the Ashram. However, the Ashram has a tuck shop where students may purchase fruits or small eats.

Daily necessities - SVYP, the publication wing of SVYASA has an extension counter within the Ashram premises where students / participants may purchase assorted publications as well as their daily needs such as soap, toothbrush, mosquito repellent, bottled drinking water, yoga wear etc.

Library - The Library has the following facilities:

• Yoga Research Papers - Yoga Research carried out by SVYASA Yoga University for more than 25 years is stored in the Papers. All papers in this section have been published by important journals such as Medline and/or Psychlit/Psychinfo. SVYASA has more than 100 Yoga Research Papers published on yoga and related topics.
• Yoga Theses - Yoga Theses by Yoga PhD Students at SVYASA contain pages present some efforts at Scientific Validation of Yoga. One can receive full text of available yoga research papers.
• IJOY - International Journal of Yoga (IJOY) is peer-reviewed open access scholarly publication of the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (a Deemed University) recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development through UGC, Government of India, New Delhi, India.
• INFLIBNET - Information and Library Network Centre is is an Autonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of University Grants Commission (UGC) involved in creating infrastructure for sharing of library and information resources and services among Academic and Research Institutions. INFLIBNET works collaboratively with Indian university libraries to shape the future of the academic libraries in the evolving information environment.
• Yoga Dissertations - Yoga Dissertations by Yoga Students at SVYASA. These pages present some efforts of SVYASA at Scientific Validation of Yoga, combining the best of the East with the best of the West.
• Digital Yoga Library - This Digital Yoga Library is an online collection of links to various useful sites from the internet, especially collected for the benefit of Yoga Students around the world.
• Yogasudha.com - The Yoga Monthly magazine from Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashan. A Yoga magazine to propagate the message of Yoga from a VYASA, the yoga organisation with a scientific perspective.
• Inflibnet IndCat - A Web-bases  Interface Designed to Provide Easy Access to Bibliographic Databases of Resources available at Major Indian University Libraries.

Central Computational Facility - A browsing centre has been set up in Vicara hall with 20 computers, printers and scanners to cater to the needs of all students and 3 computers with e-mail facilities are set up in the Communication Centre. Broad band high speed ISDN lines have come up in these places. Faculties have been provided with separate computers in their respective places.

Yoga Therapy Home - SVYASA also houses one-of-its-kind Yoga Therapy Home with a 250-bed inpatient treatment facility called Arogyadhama. This is a Yoga Research Health Home which has been envisioned for prevention and treatment of Diseases, long-term rehabilitation and for Promotion of Positive Health.

Research - With its unique position as a leading Yoga Research Organization in the World, SVYASA has been given the mandate by leading Government bodies to conduct various research projects.

Yoga Research Laboratories - These are - Neuro-Physiology Laboratory, Psychological Laboratory, Clinical Bio-Chemistry and Clinical Immunology.

Some of the Research projects undertaken:

1. Yoga for Computer user-related health problems.
2. Cardiology and Diabetology.
3. Yoga for Cancer.
4. Prana Project.

Collaborations - In India, SVYASA has collaborated with many Natural Health centres including Indus Valley Ayurveda Centre in Mysore. NIMHANS or National Institute for Mental Health and Neurological Sciences and SVYASA have collaborated on many fronts too.For PhD program in Yoga and Allied Sciences, two batches are currently registered under Bangalore University, Bangalore.

Arogyadhama - It is the Yoga Research Health Home at Prashanti Kutiram. There are eight departments to treat stress-related disorders. Intense training and healing is given with individual care Bronchial Asthma, Nasal Allergy, Chronic Bronchitis Diabetes, Thyrotoxicosis, Obesity High B P, Low B P, Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Epilepsy, Migraine, Tension Headache Anxiety Neurosis, Depressive Neurosis Rheumatism, Low Back Pain, Arthritis Gastritis, Peptic Ulcer, Chronic Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Eye Problems: Short Sight, Long Sight, Astigmatism, Squint, Early Cataract, Glaucoma Mental Retardation, Cerebral Palsy Cancer.

Facilities and Amenities Provided:

• Well-trained yoga teachers, a daily routine drawn to provide glimpse of a tension-free life of no excesses.
• Serene, tranquil and homely atmosphere.
• Good library facilities.
• Audio-Visual presentations.
• Regular lectures on yoga, yoga therapy and other applications.
• Discussion and clarification sessions on various techniques and principles of yoga.
• Devotional session and educative yoga entertainments.
• Medicines, yoga equipment, books and publications.
• Yogic counselling.
• Simple wholesome vegetarian yoga diet is provided. Fruits and other eatables, when allowed by our doctors, are made available. It is run under the expert guidance of our Chief Yoga.
• Therapy Consultant, Dr R Nagarathna, MBBS, MD, FRCP (Edinburgh), FICA (USA).

Events & Happenings @SVYASA - These include multi-arts festivals, concert and vocal music festivals, folk music and dance, dance, theatre, literature and visual art festivals. Events associated with spirituality, architecture, dance, health and literature are also organised.

International Yoga Conferences - These have been very popular in attracting some of the best Academia IJOY or International Journal of Yoga has been officially launched and will soon be indexed. On the IJOY website, one can read entire research papers published freely. We are hoping to make this journal a platform to bring together all researches by all Schools of Yoga.

Achievements

• The Department of Ayush under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has recognized SVYASA as a Centre for Excellence in Yoga. Along with this recognition, SVYASA has been granted Rs. 5 crore aid. The communication about the grant-in aid was sent through Letter No. Z-15015/10/2009-E&C duly signed by the Under Secretary, Govt. of India, Sri Suman Chatterjee. AYUSH was established as Department of Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy 1995.