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Yoga and Positive Psychology for Managing Career and Life

Prof. Ashish Pandey · IIT Bombay

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About

Have you ever wondered what happens to the mind, emotions, and personality when we practice Yoga? Beyond flexibility and physical fitness, a growing body of scientific research reveals how Yoga can influence stress, attention, emotional regulation, resilience, well-being, and even brain function.

This course brings together the timeless wisdom of Yoga and the latest insights from psychological science to help you understand not only how Yoga works, but also why it works. Going beyond a one-size-fits-all approach, the course explores how Yoga practices can be thoughtfully designed to address the unique needs, goals, and psychological profiles of individuals.

Whether you are a student seeking a deeper understanding of human flourishing, a yoga teacher looking for strong scientific foundations, a working professional navigating the demands of modern life, or simply someone interested in personal growth and wellbeing, this course offers a unique opportunity to bridge ancient knowledge with contemporary research.

Join us on a fascinating journey into the science of Yoga and discover how this ancient tradition can help cultivate greater clarity, balance, resilience, and well-being in today's world.

Intended audience: UG and PG students of science, engineering, management, social sciences, Working professionals, Researchers and Teachers in Yoga

Lectures

1.1( Week 1 Lecture 1) : Need for the Course on Managing Self

  1. Lecture 1A: Why the Course on Managing Self and Career YouTube
  2. Lecture 1B: Present Context of Professional Work YouTube
  3. Lecture 1C: State of Wellbeing of Indian Youth YouTube
  4. Lecture 1D: Link between Self-Management and Career Management YouTube
  5. Lecture 2A: Journey of Positive Psychology YouTube
  6. Lecture 2B: Can there be a Universal Positive Psychology? YouTube
  7. Lecture 2C: Difference in Good Life and Life Satisfaction YouTube
  8. Lecture 2D: Why Yoga with Positive Psychology? YouTube
  9. Lecture 2E: Genesis of this Course YouTube
  10. Lecture 3A: Using Stories to Understand Optimal Experiences YouTube
  11. Lecture 3B: Fundamental Questions in Positive Psychology YouTube
  12. Lecture 3C: What Positive Psychology is Not YouTube
  13. Lecture 3D: Positive-Negative Dialects of Well-Being YouTube
  14. Lecture 3E: Positive Psychology: The Second Wave YouTube

2.1 ( Week 2 Lecture 1): Yoga from the Lens of Positive Psychology

  1. Lecture 4A: Positivity and Human Potential in Yogic Traditions YouTube
  2. Lecture 4B: Holistic Life Goals YouTube
  3. Lecture 4C: Embracing Emotions and Positive Behavior YouTube
  4. Lecture 4D: Discovering Dharma YouTube
  5. Lecture 4E: Distinction with Negative Human Potential YouTube
  6. Lecture 5A: Positive Events: 16 Sanskaras YouTube
  7. Lecture 5B: Four Ashrams or Stations in Life YouTube
  8. Lecture 5C: Yagna - Positive Event YouTube
  9. Lecture 5D: Positive Institutions YouTube
  10. Lecture 5E: Family - A Positive Institution YouTube
  11. Lecture 6A: Yoga and Governance YouTube
  12. Lecture 6B: Positive Governance YouTube
  13. Lecture 6C: Macro and Micro Integration in Yogic Perspective YouTube
  14. Lecture 6D: Self and Society YouTube
  15. Lecture 6E: Point for Action and Reflection YouTube

3.1( Week 3 Lecture 1) : Health and Wellbeing: Perspectives from Positive Psychology, Yogic and Ayurvedic

  1. Lecture 7A: Health and Wellbeing YouTube
  2. Lecture 7B: How does wellbeing affect life? YouTube
  3. Lecture 7C: Yogic Perspectives of Health and Wellbeing YouTube
  4. Lecture 7D: Doshas YouTube
  5. Lecture 7E: Mind-body Complex YouTube
  6. Lecture 8A : Diseases in Yogic Perspective YouTube
  7. Lecture 8B: Panch Kosha or Five Layers of Self YouTube
  8. Lecture 8C: Managing Mind YouTube
  9. Lecture 8D: Factors to Enhance Well-being YouTube
  10. Lecture 8E: Self-Realization - The Ultimate Joy YouTube

4.1( Week 4 Lecture 1) : TattvaBodh and Indriyajaya:Way of Attaining Wellbeing in Yogic and Ayurvedic Perspective

  1. Lecture 9A: What is the Indian Worldview? YouTube
  2. Lecture 9B: Ways of Attaining Well-Being YouTube
  3. Lecture 9C: TattvaBodh and Wisdom YouTube
  4. Lecture 9D: Indriyajaya or Self-Control YouTube
  5. Lecture 9E: Indriyajaya in Positive Psychology YouTube
  6. Lecture 10A: Dharmic Drishti (Vision) YouTube
  7. Lecture 10B: Dharmic Desires and Pursuits YouTube
  8. Lecture 10C: Dharmahkriya in Positive Psychology YouTube
  9. Lecture 10D: Sukhayu-Hitayu YouTube
  10. Lecture 10E: DharmahKriya, Sukhayu-Hitayu and Career Success? YouTube

5.1.( Week 5 Lecture 1) : Kleshas: The Obstacles on the Way of Attaining Wellbeing

  1. Lecture 11A: What is our real nature? YouTube
  2. Lecture 11B: How the Mind Works: A Yogic Perspective YouTube
  3. Lecture 11C: Obstacles in Attaining Wellbeing YouTube
  4. Lecture 11D: Reflection on Functioning of the Mind YouTube
  5. Lecture 12A: How to avoid Klisht Vrittis? YouTube
  6. Lecture 12B: Crossing Obstacles to Well-Being YouTube
  7. Lecture 12C: Six Inner Treasures YouTube
  8. Lecture 12D. How are the Six Inner Treasures Valuable for Career? YouTube

6.1( Week 6 Lecture 1) : Realms and Types of Interventions for Managing Self and Career

  1. Lecture 13A: Mental, Vital and Physical Consciousness YouTube
  2. Lecture13B: Major Forms of Yoga in Indian Tradition YouTube
  3. Lecture 13C: Ashtanga Yoga or Raj Yoga YouTube
  4. Lecture 13D: Yoga for Panch Koshas YouTube
  5. Lecture 13E: Three Pillars of Health YouTube
  6. Lecture 14A: Spiritual Significance of Food YouTube
  7. Lecture 14B: Eight Factors about Food YouTube
  8. Lecture 14C: Seasons with Revolving Sun and Impact on Physiology YouTube
  9. Lecture 14D: Contemporary Knowledge about Food and Mental Health YouTube
  10. Lecture 14E: Food and Activities during the Cycle of the Day YouTube
  11. Lecture 15A: Yogasanas to Integrate Body and Emotions YouTube
  12. Lecture 15B: Interoception, Asanas and Well-Being YouTube
  13. Lecture 15C: Characteristics of Asanas YouTube
  14. Lecture 15D: Process for Moving into Posture YouTube
  15. Lecture 15E:. Asanas for Different Body Constitution YouTube

7.1( Week 7 Lecture 1): Prana and Types of Pranayam

  1. Lecture 16A: Notes on Pranayama YouTube
  2. Lecture 16B: Contemporary Evidences of Prana YouTube
  3. Lecture 16C: Prana Vayu, Nadi System and Chakras YouTube
  4. Lecture 16D: Pranayama Practices and Conscious Breathing YouTube
  5. Lecture 17A: Process and Benefits of Diaphragmatic Breathing YouTube
  6. Lecture 17B: Guidelines for Pranayama YouTube
  7. Lecture 17C: Nadi Shodhana Pranayama (Alternate Nostril Breathing) YouTube
  8. Lecture 17D: Tranquilizing Pranayamas YouTube
  9. Lecture 18A: Organizational Suffering and Dysfunctional Behaviors YouTube
  10. Lecture18B: Introduction to Pratyahara YouTube
  11. Lecture 18C: Indriya-Pratyahara: Control of the Senses YouTube
  12. Lecture 18D: Methods of Pratyahara YouTube

8.1(( Week 8 Lecture 1) : Yogic Intervention for Managing Emotions

  1. Lecture 19A: Understanding Emotional Intelligence YouTube
  2. Lecture 19B: Emotional Intelligence and its Relation to Everyday Behavior YouTube
  3. Lecture 19C: How Yoga Helps in Emotional Balance YouTube
  4. Lecture 19D: Positive & Negative Emotions YouTube
  5. Lecture 19E: Dealing with Negative Emotions YouTube
  6. Lecture 20A: How Yoga Helps in Equanimity of Mind YouTube
  7. Lecture 20B: What are the 7 Stages of Wisdom YouTube
  8. Lecture 20C: What Yoga does for Balancing Emotions and Cognitions YouTube
  9. Lecture 20D: How Yoga Impacts Student’s Performance: Empirical Studies YouTube

Syllabus and materials

At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.

Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Bombay
Department
Management
Teacher
Prof. Ashish Pandey
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management
Source
NPTEL
Licence
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