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12 July 2025

Department of Yoga Studies

       The Department of Yoga Studies was established on 2 March 2018, under the School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of only six departments across India chosen by the Ministry of Education to offer advanced programmes in Yoga. With an annual intake of 30 students, the department currently runs an M.Sc. in Yoga Therapy and a Ph.D. in Yoga. Currently, the department is headed by Dr. Subramanya Pailoor who has more than 55 publications in Scopus and Web of Science indexed journal.


The curriculum integrates classical yogic philosophy, human anatomy and physiology, yoga therapy, and clinical diagnostics, and is aligned with major competitive-exam syllabi (UGC- NET, AYUSH, QCI, etc.). The department also provides dedicated NET/JRF coaching to support students’ academic aspirations.


To encourage evidence-based research, the department is equipped with key instruments including a spirometer, sphygmomanometer, body-composition analyzer, etc., that enable the students to conduct physiological assessments and research projects. The department routinely hosts national and international seminars, conferences, and collaborative workshops, ensuring that the scholars engage with leading experts and the latest developments in yoga, medicine, and health care.


Vision

To develop into a National Centre of Advanced Studies in Yoga, nurturing human resources that create a holistic health-care system by integrating ancient traditional wisdom with modern science and technology, while fostering ideal social structures and instilling core values in society.

Mission

  • Facilitate Yoga-based research that unites philosophy with contemporary scientific advances to uncover the science behind India’s traditional practices.
  • Cultivate critical thinking that sparks innovation.
  • Contribute to building socially engaged, humane generations endowed with spiritual intelligence.
  • Promote quality and excellence across academics, administration, and infrastructure.

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Programmes of study (Yoga)
MSc Yoga Therapy

PhD in Yoga

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Dr. Subramanya Pailoor
Associate Professor
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Dr. M.Anjaladevi
Assistant Professor
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Mr. Jampala Ganesh Ranadheer
Assistant Professor
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Publications
  1. Roy, A., Subramanya, P.,(2025)."The impact of meditation on sustained attention in nonclinical population: An extensive review",Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine,Volume 16, Issue 2, Article No: 101057

  2. Sriharisukesh, N., Subramanya, P., Sudharshanan, S., & Chathambally, R,(2024)."Effect of adaptive Yogasana practice on flexibility and psychomotor variables in intellectually disabled subjects.",Indian Journal of Community Medicine,Vol-49, Issue-2, Page- 44-52

  3. Pailoor, S., Deth, S. G., & Mahato, S. P,(2024)."Effect of Yoga Practice on Lung Capacity in Adolescent Girls",Indian Journal of Yoga Exercise & Sport Science and Physical Education,Vol-9, Issue-1, Page: 78-86

  4. Roy, A., Pailoor, S,(2024)."Beyond Samādhi: The profound teachings of cid-aditya realization in the Mahāvākya Upaniṣat",International Journal of Sanskrit Research,Vol-10, Issue-3, Page: 101-109

  5. Sethulakshmi CS & Subramanya P,(2023)."A Short Communication on Hemophilic Arthropathy among Women",Clinical Case Reports International,6(1):1329

  6. Sriharisukesh Naduvanthody, Pailoor Subramanya, P Shitha, PS Sayana,(2022)."Effect of structured yoga program on functional balance, flexibility, and emotional status in students with bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment",The Journal of Applied Consciousness Studies,10(1):p 77-83,

  7. HR Shree Ganesh1, Pailoor Subramanya2, M Raghavendra Rao3, HS Vadhiraj3, Vivek Udupa,(2022)."Impact of yoga therapy in improving perceived stress, depression, and quality of life in elderly population: A randomized controlled trial",The Journal of Applied Consciousness Studies,10(1):p 62-68

  8. Tikhe AS, Subramanya, P, Metri K, Ganpat TS, Ramarao NH,(2022)."Yoga: Managing overweight in mid-life T2DM",Journal of Mid-life Health,6(1):81-84

  9. Ganesh HRS, Subramanya P, Rao RM, Vadiraj HS, Udupa V,(2022)."Effects of an Integrated Yoga Program on Quality of Life, Spinal Flexibility, and Strength in Older Adults: A Randomized Control Trial",Advances in Mind-Body Medicine,36(1):22-28.

  10. Shree Ganesh HR, Subramanya, P, Raghavendra Rao M, Vivek U,(2021)."Role of Yoga Therapy In Improving Digestive Health And Quality of Sleep In An Elderly Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial",Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies,27:692-697

  11. K.N. Srihari Sharma, Subramanya, P, Choudhary NR, Bhat P, Smeeta S,(2020)."Integrated Yoga Practice In Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: A Randomized Control Trial",The Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine,26:918–927

  12. . Thangalakshmi R, Subramanya, P,Kashinath M,NateshBabu,(2019)."Effect Of Yoga On Psychological States, Sleep And Emotional Intelligence Of School Teachers Suffering From Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pilot Study",Voice of Research.,8:2277-7733

  13. Srihari Sharma KN, Chaudhary NR, Subramanya, P,(2019)."Evidence Base Of Yoga Studies On Cardiovascular Health: A Bibliometric Analysis",International Journal Of Yoga,12(2):162-171

  14. Srihari Sharma K N., Subramanya, P., Nidhi Choudhary Ram, Smeeta Shrestha,(2019)."Development of a yoga module targeting cardiovascular health for patients with postmyocardial left ventricular dysfunction in India.",Complementary Therapies in Medicine,42(2019): 170:177

  15. Sharma, S.D., Rajesh, S.K., &Subramanya, P,(2018)."Relation between mindfulness and depression among adolescent orphans",Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research,12(11)

  16. Mathew, P. V., Ragavendrasamy, B., and Subramanya, P,(2018)."Association between a guided Meditation practice, sleep and Psychological wellbeing in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients",Journal of Complementary and Integrative medicine,15(4):2015-0026. VC01-VC04.

  17. Telles, S., Deepeshwar, S., Naveen, K V., Subramanya, P., Singh, N., and Pathak, S,(2018)."P300 and heart rate variability recorded simultaneously in meditation",Clinical EEG and Neuroscience,50(3):161-171.

  18. Shetty S, Subramanya P, Moorthy VK,(2018)."Effect of yoga on flexibility and psychomotor performance in college-going healthy individuals",International Journal ofYoga –Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology.,6 (1):51- 54.

  19. Rshikesan, P. B., Subramanya, P., &Singh, D,(2018)."Yoga Practice to Improve Sleep Quality and Body Composition Parameters of Obese Male - a Randomized Controlled Trial.",Journal of Complimentary and Integrative Medicine,15(4)

  20. Rshikesan, P. B., &Subramanya, P,(2018)."Ancient yoga texts: understanding the attributes and associations of obesity with reference to some of the ancient Yoga texts,",International Journal of Sanskrit Research,4(3):139-145.

  21. Sharma, S. D., Subramanya, P., Ganpat, T. S., & Nagendra, H. R,(2018)."Role of Yoga for Psychological distress in orphaned adolescents",Annals of Medical and Health SciencesResearch,8:10.

  22. Sriharisukesh N, SubramanyaPailoor,(2018)."A review of asanas referenced in ancient texts and a brief comparative study of selected asanas.",International Journal of Sanskrit Research,5(4): 270-273

  23. Sharma, S.D., Subramanya, P.,& Rajesh, S.K,(2018)."Orphan children and yogic approach",International Journal of Yoga – Philosophy,Psychologyand Parapsychology,5(2): 64-65

  24. Rshikesan PB, Subramanya P,(2017)."Response to Comment on “Sleep Quality and Body Composition Variations in Obese Male Adults after 14 Weeks of Yoga Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial",International Journal of Yoga,11:85.

  25. UmashankarK, &Subramanya P,(2017)."The immediate effect of cyclic meditation on heart rate variability in patients suffering fromtype 2 diabetes mellitus",International Journal of Yoga – Philosophy,Psychologyand Parapsychology,4 (2): 49-50

  26. Rshikesan, P. B., Subramanya, P., & Singh D,(2017)."Sleep quality and body composition variations in obese male adults after 14 weeks of yoga intervention: A randomized controlled trial.",International Journal of Yoga,10(3):128-137

  27. GovindarajaSettyA.G,Subramanya, P., Mahadevan, B,(2017)."Effect of Yoga on Adolescents' Beliefs about Aggression and Alternatives",International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,7(3): 166-171

  28. GovindarajaSetty, A.G., Subramanya, P., Mahadevan, B,(2017)."Parenting and Child Development – Insights from Ancient Indian Texts.",International Journal of Sanskrit Research,,4(2):12-18.

  29. GovindarajaSetty, A.G., Subramanya, P., Mahadevan, B,(2017)."Effect of Yoga on Adolescents’ Attitude Towards Violence",Journal of Human Values,23(2): 81-91.

  30. Sharma SD, Subramanya, P, Tikhe SG,(2016)."Rehabilitation in orphan children: Role of evidence-based yoga.",Yoga Mimamsa,47(1):3-5. 27

  31. Rshikesan, P. B., Subramanya, P., & Nidhi, R.,(2016)."Yoga Practice for Reducing the Male Obesity and Weight Related Psychological Difficulties-A Randomized Controlled Trial.",Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research,10(11), OC22–OC28

  32. Rshikesan, P. B., &Subramanya, P,(2016)."Effect of Integrated approach to Yoga Therapy on male Obesity and psychological Parameters-A Randomised Controlled Trial",Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research,10(10), KC01–KC06.

  33. Das, M., Deepeshwar, S., Subramanya, P., &Manjunath, N. K,(2016)."Influence of Yoga-Based Personality Development Program on Psychomotor Performance and Self-efficacy inSchool Children",Frontiers in Pediatrics,4(62):1-8

  34. GovindarajaSetty, A.G., Subramanya, P., &Mahadevan, B,(2016)."Effect of yoga on Human Aggression and Violent Behaviour – A Review of the Indian Yoga Scriptures and Scientific Studies",Journal of Social and Education History,5(1): 83-104

  35. GovindarajaSetty, A.G, Mahadevan,,(2016)."Effect of yoga on Human Aggression and Violent Behaviour – A Review of the Indian Yoga Scriptures and Scientific Studies.",Journal of Social and Education History,5(1), 83-104

  36. Telles, S., Subramanya, P., Jain, M,(2016)."Influence of Yoga Practice on Memory in Children",Journal of Indian Psychology,30(1): 70-77.

  37. Telles, S., Singh, D., Naveen, K. V., and Subramanya, P.,(2015)."Long Latency Auditory Evoked Potentials during Meditation. ,",Clinical EEG and Neuroscience,46(4): 299-309.

  38. Jagannathan, A., Narayanan, V. V., Kulkarni, I., Jogdand, S. P., Subramanya, P.,&Nagarathna, R,(2015)."Prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Yoga practitioners: A pilot cross-sectional study in two districts in India.",International Journal of Yoga,8(2): 148-153.

  39. . Patil N J., Nagarathna R., Tekur P., Patil D N., Nagendra, H R and Subramanya, P,(2015)."Designing, validation, and feasibility of integrated yoga therapy module for nonspecific chronic low back pain",International Journal of Yoga,8(2): 103- 108

  40. Telles S, Nilkamal Singh, Naveen K.V., Singh Deepeshwar, Subramanya, P, N.K. Manjunath, Lija George, Rose Dawn, and Acharya Balkrishna,(2015)."A fMRI Study of Stages of Yoga Meditation Described in Traditional Texts.",Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy.,5(3):1-6

  41. Subramanya, P., and Telles, S,(2015)."Performance in the Stroop Task and Simultaneously Recorded Heart Rate Variability before and after Meditation,Supine Rest and No – Intervention",International Journal of Brain and Cognitive Sciences,4(1): 8-14

  42. Madhura S, Subramanya, P,(2015)."The concept of contentment in various literature.",International Journal of Yoga – Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology,3:14-19.

  43. Shetty P., Nagendra H. R., Varma B. R., Subramanya, P,(2015)."Effect of naturopathy and yoga intervention on patients with type II diabetes mellitus",Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal,5(1):320-329

  44. Madhura, S., Subramanya, P., Balaram, P.,(2014)."Job satisfaction, job stress and psychosomatic health problems in software professionals in India.",Indian Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine,18(3): 153-161.

  45. Neorem, J, D., Thongam, B. S, Subramanya, P,(2014)."Effect of yoga on depression and quality of life in drug abusers",International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research.,2 (2): 61-65

  46. Arun, K., Prithvi, A., Ganpat, T. S, Deshpande, S, Subramanya, P., and Nagendra, H. R.,(2014)."Suryanamaskara exercise enhances sustained attention.",Saudi Journal of Sports Medicine,,14(1):31-34.

  47. Delgado-Pastor, L. C., Subramanya, P., Perakakis, P, Telles, S, and Vila, J,(2013)."Mindfulness (Vipasana) meditation: Effects on P3b event-related potential and heart rate variability.",International Journal of Psychophysiology,90(2): 207-214

  48. Raghavendra, B. R., Telles, S., Manjunath, N. K, Deepak, K. K., Naveen, K.V,Subramanya, P.,(2013)."Voluntary heart rate reduction following yoga using different strategies",International Journal of Yoga,6(1):26-30

  49. Telles, S., Raghavendra, B. R., Naveen, K. V., Manjunath, N. K., Kumar, S, Subramanya.P,(2013)."Changes in autonomic variables following two meditative states described in yoga texts",Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine,19(1):35-42

  50. Telles, S., Raghavendra, B. R., Naveen, K. V., Manjunath, N. K, Subramanya, P,(2012)."Mid-latency auditory evoked potentials in 2 meditative States",Clinical EEG and Neuroscience,43(2):154-60

  51. Subramanya, P.,Telles,(2009)."A review of the scientific studies on cyclic meditation.",International Journal of Yoga,2(2): 46-48.

  52. Subramanya, P.,Telles,(2009)."Performance on psychomotor tasks following two yoga-based relaxation techniques",Perceptual and Motor Skills,109: 563-576

  53. Subramanya, P.,Telles,(2009)."Effect of two yoga-based relaxation techniques on memory scores and state anxiety",Biopsychosocial Medicine,3(1): 8-12

  54. Subramanya, P., Telles,(2009)."Changes in midlatency auditory evoked potentials following two yoga-based relaxation techniques",Clinical EEG and Neuroscience,40(3): 190-195

  55. Subramanya, P, Manjunath, N. K., Telles,,(2009)."Effect of yoga on tasks for manual and tweezer dexterity",Journal of Indian Psychology,27(1&2): 9-12.

Department of Yoga Studies

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Extension Activities
Yoga for Life Style Disorders. A Holistic Approach to Contemporary Health Challenges
A Two Day National Seminar (11.03.2025 to 12.03.2025)11/03/2025
The Essentials of Pranayama
A Two Day National Seminar (12.02.2025 to 13.02.2025)12/02/2025
Mastering SPSS Data Analysis, Publication Strategies, and Ethical Compliance
A Two Day National Workshop (28.01.2025 to 29.01.2025)28/01/2025
International Day of Yoga 2024
IDY 202421/06/2024
International Day of Yoga 2023
IDY 202321/06/2023
8TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA CELEBRATIONS - 21ST JUNE 2022
21/06/2022
Report on Medical Camp and Health Awareness Program
Mission for Health and Development08/05/2022
Corporate Yoga Training Program
Yoga for Management of Backache14/11/2021
World Mental Health Day -2021
10/10/2021
International Day of Yoga-2021
21/06/2021
Conducts Yoga Learning Classes “ KAIVALYAM ”
Ten Days Yoga Camp (2021 June 21-30)21/06/2021
International Day of Yoga-2021
Kids Yoga21/06/2021
Youth Day, 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
10/01/2021
National Education on Health through Yoga
Conducted in association with National Service Scheme Unit III, CUK 11/11/2020
World Mental Health Day-2020
10/10/2020
International Day of Yoga  2020
21/06/2020
Yoga Shasthra Sangamam- National Conference.
Conducted in association with: Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari 18/01/2020
Yoga Practice Camp and awareness program conducted for Students of other departments at Multi- Purpose Hall. CUK Campus from 17/01/2020 – 23/01/2020
17/01/2020
Morning Yoga Practice Conducted by Department of Yoga Studies. In association with organizing committee, Science Camp- December 2019, at CUK Campus.
16/12/2019
World Mental Health Day-2019
Theme “suicide prevention”10/10/2019
International Day of Yoga 2019
21/07/2019
Two day's National Seminar on Yoga for world health and harmony
Conducted in association with: Sathyananda Yoga Research Center, Kozhikkode20/04/2019
International Day of Yoga 2018
21/06/2018

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Email: hodyoga[at]cukerala[dot]ac[dot]in