Yoga Studies (Taught)

The thematic components and cross-regional perspectives typically suit students with the following interests and/or aspirations:

• Experienced practitioners of yoga and meditation who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural contexts that shaped their traditions.

• Students with a background in psychology seeking to gain knowledge of meditation and mindfulness for their clinical work.

• Students planning to pursue further research which may involve, at a subsequent stage, the acquisition of a doctoral degree and a career in higher education.

• Students seeking to pursue a career or professional activity for which advanced knowledge of the yoga and meditation traditions of Asia is required.

• Students who wish to pursue the academic study of these traditions as a complement to their personal experience.

This degree explores the origins and historical development of yoga and meditation in India and Tibet, from ancient times to the modern world. It would suit yoga/meditation teachers, practitioners, students of religion as well as those with a background in psychology interested in mindfulness therapy.

Course Modules

Buddhist meditation in India and Tibet; dissertation in the traditions of yoga and meditation; the origins and development of yoga in ancient India; the religions of ancient India; yoga and meditation: perspectives, context and methodologies.