HEALTH, HYGIENE & YOGA B.E Civil Engineering 4th Semester Syllabus 2011, Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University

CHHATTISGARH SWAMI VIVEKANAND TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY, BHILAI
Semester : B.E. IV Sem. Branch: Common for all branches
Subject : HEALTH, HYGIENE & YOGA Code : 300425 (46)
No. of Periods : 2 pds/week Tutorial Periods : NIL
Total Marks in End Semester Exam. : NIL Teacher's Assessment: 40 Marks
Minimum number of class tests to be conducted: Two
UNIT- I
HEALTH & HYGIENE: Concept of health, Physical health and mentall health and wellbeing
and how to achieve these, longevity and how to achieve it, concept and common rules of hygiene,
cleanliness and its relation with hygiene; Overeating and undereating, amount of food intake
required, intermittent fasting; adequate physical labour, sleep; consumption of junk fast food vs
nutritious food; fruits, vegetables cereals and qualities of each of these.
UNIT- II
INTRODRCTORY KNOWLEDGE OF COMMON STREAMS OF MEDICINAL CURE:
History, development, basic concepts, modes of operation of Alopathy, Ayurved, homocopathy,
Biochemic, Unani, Siddha, Accurpressure, Accupunture, Naturopathy, Yogic and Herbal system
of medicines, Introduction of Anatomy and Physicalogy Concerned.
UNIT- III
YOGASANS: Meaning and concept of Yoga, Yogasans and its mode of operation, How to
perform Yogasans, Common Yogasans with their benefits, such as, Padahastasan, Sarvangasan,
Dhanurasan, Chakrasan, Bhujangasan, Paschimottasan, Gomukhasan, Mayurasan, Matsyasan,
Matsyendrasan, Pawanmuktasan, Vajrasan, Shalabhasan, Sinhasan, Shashankasan, Surya
Namaskar, Halasan, Janushirasan, Utshep Mudra,
UNIT- IV
YOGASANS FOR COMMON DISEASES: From Yogic Materia Medica with symptoms,
causes, asans and herbal treatment.
Modern silent killers: High blood pressure, diabetes and cancer, causes and cure;
Common health problems due to stomache disorders, such as, indigestion, acidity,
dycentry, piles and fissures, artheritis, its causes, prevention and cure.
Asans for relaxation: Shavasan, Makarasan, Matsyakridasan, Shashankasan.
Asans to increase memory and blood supply to brain: Shirsh padasan, Shashankasan.
Asans for eye sight: Tratak, Neti Kriya .
Pranayam : Definition and types : Nadi Shodhan, Bhastrik, Shitakari, Bhramari useful
for students.
UNIT V
CONCENTRATION: Concentration of mind and how to achieve it. Tratak ¼=kVd½]
Concentration on breath, Japa ¼ti½] Ajapajap ¼vtikti½] internal silence ¼vUrekSZu½]
visualization in mental sky ¼fpnkdk'k /kkj.kk½] Concentration on point of light ¼T;ksfr
/;ku½] Concentration on feeling ¼Hkko /;ku½] Concentration on figure ¼ewÙkZ
/;ku½-
REFERENCES
(1) Yogic Materia Medica
(2) Asan, Pranayam and Bandh