Research and Projects

COLLABORATE

This page lists opportunities to collaborate on both quantitative and qualitative research on Yoga.

To add your project to this list, please submit your request to info@shreyasyoga.com Include a brief description of your research project, the kind of collaboration you are seeking and contact information.

If you are a Yoga professional seeking assistance designing and running a study, or if you are looking for a qualified Yoga professional / Researcher to assist with a study or intervention, our professional database is also a good way to identify potential collaborators.

Areas of research in which you can collaborate with us:

Fundamental Research:

1. Yoga in improving Quality of Life

2. Effects of Yoga and Meditation on vital measurable parameters

3. Role of Yoga and Meditation in End-stage diseases –
   Adding life to your hours vs Adding hours to your life

4. Allied Sciences & Complementary Medicines

Applied & Clinical Research:

1. Bronchial Asthma & other Respiratory disorders

2. HIV / AIDS - prevention, palliation & support

3. Cancer – prevention, palliation & treatment especially in the field of Psycho-Oncology

4. Depression

5. Coronary Heart Diseases

6. Diabetes Mellitus

7. Gastro-Intestinal disorders especially the Role of food and lifestyle

8. Osteoporosis & Arthritis

9. Any other topic of interest

Literary Research / Review of Literature:

1. Project PRAYAS – collecting, collating and archiving database related to Yoga, Yoga teachers and institutions through online survey and web searches.

2. Variants of the Classical Yoga prevailing in the world e.g. Hot Yoga, Dynamic Fusion, Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Pop Yoga, etc.,

3. Internet review and database collection of various research papers / projects.

undertaken in the field of Yoga and related areas.

Project PRAYAS

(Online Survey and Web search of Yoga, Yoga Teachers, Institutions and Centers

The purpose of this survey is to gather general information on yoga, yoga teachers, yoga centres and institutions which are teaching and/or practicing mainly throughout India and also other parts of the world. If you are currently teaching, or have taught yoga in the past 20 years, your answers to these questions will help define the state of "Yoga" in India and the world today.

This survey is part of a Mega project undertaken by the SHREYAS team to re-search, collect and collate the database available about Yoga and Yoga teachers. It will be available for completion until May 15, 2008. Because of its limited time on the web, please fill out the survey as soon as possible. Also, please direct other yoga teachers to the website so that they may take the survey.

This survey contains 38 questions about your experiences teaching Yoga as well as questions about your students' experiences, your own practice of yoga and your general demographics. 

Please answer each and every question. In the Text Boxes below questions please elaborate on your answers, offer requested details, or supply additional responses.

Please e-mail info@shreyasyoga.com if you have any problems with or questions about the survey.

PARTICIPATE

This page lists opportunities to participate in both quantitative and qualitative research on Yoga.

To add your project to this list, please submit your request to info@shreyasyoga.com. Include a brief description of your research project and the participants you are seeking, any applicable deadlines and dates, and contact information.