St. Teresa's Institute of Education

Certificate Course in Yoga

Names of Staff Members who supported
Date	3rd November 2017 - 12th December 2017
Faculty	Arts
Department/Committee	Education
Co-ordinator name	Dr. Joan Lopes
Time	10 sessions 30 hours
Venue	St. Teresa's Institute of Education - Lecture Hall
Activity for Class/Group with Total Number of Attendees	F.Y. B.Ed. - 49 students
Nature: Indoor/Outdoor	Yoga
Name & details of Resource Person	Yoga trainers of Ambika Yogashram
Dr. Sr Tanuja Waghmare Dr. Giselle D'Souza Dr. Sheela Philip Dr. Cindrella D'mello Dr. Cerena D'Cunha Mrs. Reshma Rodrigues Mrs. Shakuntala Nighot Mrs. Colleen Fernandes Mrs. Sharmila Vaz Mrs. Prabhavati Mandavkar Mr. Sanjay Gurav Mr. Laxman Garje Mr. Anthony D'Souza
Names of Students who Supported	F.Y. B.Ed. - 49 students

Topic/Subject of the Activity	Certificate Course in Yoga
Objectives for conducting Activity	To make them aware of the importance of Yoga. To improve concentration and attention span of students.
Methodology	Using scaffolding method, students were given training in various asana, meditation and other yoga techniques. It was divided into 10 sessions. Each session was of 2 and ½ hours. Some home assignments and course end evaluation helped the trainers select volunteers for their institution to disseminate the knowledge of Yoga.
Outcome	During the course the students became aware of the importance of Yoga to stay fit and healthy, both, physically and mentally. They also used this platform to learn various asana, meditation and other yoga techniques.