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URL:https://chanakyauniversity.edu.in/events/yoga-psychology-workshop/
SUMMARY:Yoga Psychology Workshop
DESCRIPTION:20th to 22nd March 2025. (Offline)\n\nA workshop on Yoga
 Psychology was organised at Ritambhara retreat\, Bengaluru from 20th to
 22nd March 2025. The participants were 13 students form the first and
 second year of Masters’ in Psychology program at Chanakya University. The
 workshop aimed at providing students with an opportunity to familiarise
 themselves with psychological concepts from the Indic thought and have a
 first-hand experience of some practices that are used in the discipline of
 Indian Psychology for wellbeing. The residential workshop in an ashram like
 environment allowed the students to interact with experts during sessions
 as well as beyond the classroom and experience practices like asana\,
 bhajans\, reflective practices\, a bonfire and a temple visit. The workshop
 began on 20th with a session by Prof. Ashok H.S.\, Professor of
 Psychology\, School of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences\, who introduced
 the participants with the idea of the Eastern and Western paradigms of
 psychology and how they have evolved as disciplines independently and
 interact with each other today. Contrasting the disciplines with each other
 brought out a unique understanding of how various cultural phenomena have
 deeply shaped how psychology has emerged across the world. The session
 provided deep insights into the orientation of Indian Psychology and how it
 can be highly effectively used in association with modern psychological
 practices. This was followed by two insightful sessions on the knowledge
 traditions in India and the ideas of the mind and the Self from the
 Upanishads by Dr. Vinayachandra Banavathy\, Director\, Centre for Indian
 Knowledge Systems\, Chanakya University. It covered subjects like the
 structure and subjects in the corpus of the Vedic literature and insights
 from Upanishads in context with the mind. On 21st\, Three sessions were
 taken by Dr. Latha Satish\, who has formerly been the Managing Trustee of
 the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram from 2009 to 2014 and is also a Senior
 Consultant Therapist and mentor for a number of Indian Psychologists today.
 The sessions were largely focused on the understanding of the philosophical
 principles from classical yoga\, drawing from the Patanajli Yoga Sutra and
 their understanding and practice in context with modern psychology. Dr.
 Latha’s simple\, yet profound way of explaining yogic concepts and
 allowing students experience them\, enabled them to develop an
 understanding of these principles and perceive a wider picture of the mind
 and emotions. The sessions involved activities that required them to
 identify various emotions through facial expressions\, body language and
 other cues that the students found particularly engaging. Students brought
 up some important questions in context of how these principles could be
 applied in a clinical setup\, for which Dr. Latha provided them with some
 practical tips to integrate this understanding in their practice of
 counselling. On the third day of the workshop\, sessions were engaged by
 Dr. Vinayachandra Banavathy on integrating practices from Yoga in the
 modern psychology. Particularly\, the three yogas – karma\, jnana and
 bhakti\, were discussed in context with the concept of kriyayoga –
 tapas\, svadhyaya and Ishvara pranidhana as found in the Yoga Sutra. Dr.
 Banavathy provided insights into how these indicate three major kinds of
 temperaments based on which practices can be prescribed in order to have a
 more holistic effect on the wellbeing of individuals. An overview and look
 into the Panchakosha model of the being from the Taittareya Upanishad was
 also discussed during this session. The final session was dedicated to
 clarifying doubts and questions that students had regarding any concepts
 discussed during the course and collecting feedback. The questions and the
 feedback reflected the depth to which students had been able to develop an
 understanding of the deep concepts in a short span of time. All three days
 began at 5:30 with rigorous Yogasana practice conducted by Dr. Neha Racca\,
 a renowned Yoga and wellness coach\, who engaged the students in energetic
 and powerful asanas and exercises. Dr. Racca also help a special
 ‘trataka’ session for the students on the first evening of the camp.
 Mr. Anirudh Sharma\, Research Assistant at the Centre for Indian Knowledge
 Systems\, Chanakya University coordinated the camp and conducted chanting
 and bhajan sessions during the mornings and evenings respectively. The
 students were asked to submit reports regarding practices they connected
 with and how they plan to engage with them during their practice of
 Psychology. Overall\, the camp was successful in enabling the participants
 to engage with and experience the philosophy and practice of Yoga
 psychology
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CATEGORIES:Indian Knowledge Systems
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