Program Overview

Course Plan for Yoga Training as a Complementary Treatment in Various Diseases

Introduction

The course plan for Yoga Training as a Complementary Treatment in Various Diseases is designed to stimulate a reflective and scientific approach to yoga training as a complementary treatment for various diseases. The course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to instruct and lead yoga groups.

Basdata

• Course code: 9H1061
• Course name: Yogaträning som kompletterande behandling vid olika sjukdomstillstĺnd (Yoga Training as a Complementary Treatment in Various Diseases)
• Higher education credits: 7.5
• Education form: Commissioned education (higher education credits)
• Main field of study: Other subjects
• Level: Advanced level
• Grading scale: Fail (U) or pass (G)
• Department responsible for the course: Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
• Decision-making body: Education Committee NVS
• Date of establishment:
• Revised by: Education Committee NVS
• Latest revision:
• The course plan applies from: Spring semester 2022

Särskild behörighet

• Special eligibility requirements: At least 120 higher education credits, including a bachelor's or professional degree in health and medical care. Alternatively, a teacher's degree with a focus on sports or a bachelor's or professional degree in health education. Additionally, Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English A/English 6 with a minimum grade of pass/E are required.

Mĺl

• The overall purpose of the course is to stimulate a reflective and scientific approach to yoga training as a complementary treatment for various diseases, and to provide students with the knowledge and skills to instruct and lead yoga groups.
• After completing the course, students should be able to:
  • Explain the physiological effects and mental mechanisms of yoga training
  • Apply and describe the evidence related to yoga training regarding exercise selection, dosage, and its effect on physical and mental health and function in various diseases
  • Motivate and explain, based on available evidence, the choice of yoga exercises and breathing exercises for various diseases
  • Develop yoga training programs, instruct, and lead yoga groups for various diseases
  • Choose and apply appropriate evaluation methods in connection with yoga training
  • Apply a scientific approach to a selected disease within the course framework, and demonstrate the ability to communicate this, both orally and in writing, to other students on the course
  • Based on patient cases, reason about, critically assess, and evaluate treatment and evaluation designs

Innehĺll

• The course includes:
  • Basic theory and philosophy of yoga
  • Central concepts in yoga
  • Physiology related to yoga training
  • Specific effects of yoga exercises and breathing exercises - the role of body position for activation of the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system (based on available evidence)
  • Own body awareness related to yoga training
  • Different methods for instructing and leading a group
  • Use of different yoga aids
  • Application of different yoga positions and parts of yoga programs

Arbetsformer

• The teaching is based on a problem-oriented and collaborative approach to learning, where the working methods provide opportunities for students to take active responsibility for their learning.
• The working methods used are lectures, literature studies, patient case discussions in small groups, practical yoga-based exercises, self-study, and peer learning/review.
• Learning activities and interactive discussions are also conducted via a web-based learning platform.
• The examiner assesses whether and how absence from compulsory education elements can be made up. Before the student has participated in the compulsory education elements or made up for absence in accordance with the examiner's instructions, the study results cannot be finalized. Absence from a compulsory education element may mean that the student cannot make up for the occasion until the next time the course is given.

Examination

• The course is examined as follows:
  • Written examination (patient case report)
  • Examination in instructing and leading a yoga program in a group
• Compulsory elements for a passed course are:
  • Participation in/submission of individual study assignments and group work
  • Active participation in seminars
• To achieve the grade G on the entire course, G is required on the individual examinations, the in-depth work, and the fulfillment of compulsory elements.
• Emphasis is placed on theoretical anchoring in scientific research reports. Peer review is applied.
• Written replacement assignments in case of absence from an oral examination occasion are decided by the examiner.
• The number of examination occasions is regulated by agreement. Dates for examination occasions are given at the start.

Övergĺngsbestämmelser

• Transition provisions are regulated by agreement.

Övriga föreskrifter

• Language of instruction: Swedish.
• Course evaluation is conducted according to the guidelines established by the Committee for Education at the basic and advanced levels.
• During the course, students are encouraged to provide feedback on the course content and structure.

Litteraturlista och övriga läromedel

Recommended Literature

• The principles and practice of yoga in health care, Khalsa, SBS; Cohen, L; McCall, T; Telles, S, Handspring publishing Edinburgh, 2016
• Potential self-regulatory mechanisms of yoga for psychological health, frontiersin.org, Frontiers | Potential self-regulatory mechanisms of yoga for psychological health | Human Neuroscience (frontiersin.org),
• Papp, Marian E., Hatha yogic exercises for physical function in healthy individuals and patients with obstructive respiratory disorders, Stockholm: Karolinska Institutet, 2017 - 1 PDF file (93 pages. LIBRIS-ID: , Online,

In addition to the recommended literature, the course is based on current scientific articles and parts of scientific reports.

Other Relevant Material

In addition to the recommended literature, the course is based on current scientific articles and parts of scientific reports.