ABOUT CYTER
Yoga has assumed significance worldwide and the Government of India is currently promoting indigenous systems of health including Yoga in a strong manner through the Ministry of AYUSH.
Yoga has been a part of SBV since its inception and since 2010 the Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education and Research (CYTER) of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV) has been promoting health in a holistic manner with a scientific research based approach through the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (MGMCRI). All students of the constituent colleges of SBV are exposed to the Yoga training and numerous courses are offered in the field of Yoga Therapy from certificate to PhD level.
The innovative focus of CYTER is on “Salutogenesis”, the concept of health promotion and disease prevention and management, that enables us to work towards holistic health and wellbeing for all. This integrative approach bridges traditional and modern approaches to healthcare in the form of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCI) enables us to serve the patient population in a more efficient, cost effective and patient friendly manner. This is in line with the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014–2023 developed and launched in response to the World Health Assembly resolution on traditional medicine (WHA62.13). This strategy aims to support Member States in developing proactive policies and implementing action plans that will strengthen the role traditional medicine plays in keeping populations healthy.
With international interest in its activities, CYTER strives to serve as a nodal center to train medical educators and administrators for setting up such integrative health centers as it has necessary infrastructure and human resources. This is only possible due to the supportive and innovative milieu of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth where the holistic art and science of Yoga, our cultural heritage, has been able to reach both the classes and the masses of our society optimally, effectively and holistically.
Leadership
advisory board
Professor of Internal Medicine (Retired), University of Helsinki, Finland
Professor & HoD Swasthavrutta and Yoga, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar.
Director ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry
Founder Australian Institute of Yoga Therapy, Australia
Former Council Member and Hon Treasurer for The Royal College of Midwives UK and Senior Mentor of Gitananda Yoga International.
Senior Faculty and Mentor Krishnamacharya Yoga And Healing Foundation (KHYF), Chennai, India.
Director–Founder and Spiritual Leader, Lotus Yoga Centre, New Zeeland.
Senior Faculty Yoga Studies,, Loyola Marymount University, USA.
Founder Matha Gitananda Ashram and Sanathana Dharma Sangha, Italy.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA
Founder Om Yoga Studio, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Director, Gitananda Yoga Gesellschaft Deutschland e.V. Berlin, Germany.
Emeritus Professor of Physiology and Director, Center of Yogic Sciences, AVMC, Pondicherry
Founder Integrative Yoga Therapy, USA
Pro Vice Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
Psychotherapist and Senior faculty, Himalayan Yoga Tradition, USA.
Director Samata International. Founding President International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Past-President American Heart Association and International Association of Yoga Therapists, USA
Chancellor, Amity University, Chhattisgarh
Dean, Faculty of Health and Wellness; Prof. & Head – Department of Yogic Science, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Oddissa.
Director of Research at S-VYASA University, Bangalore
Senior mentor and trustee of KYM, Chennai
Director of SmartSafeYoga, Phoenix, AZ, USA
CEO , Kaivalyadhama Lonavla, Maharastra
President International Association of Yoga Therapists, USA and Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, San Bernardino, USA.
Director, The Yoga Institute, Mumbai
THE INNOVATIVE ASPECTS OF CYTER
Modern medical advancements provide the rationale for the integration of various traditional healing techniques including Yoga in the promotion of health, healing and longevity. Thanks to the foresight of the Chairman and the benevolent management of SBV, CYTER is functioning actively from the university campus and serving a wide range of stakeholders.
At CYTER we have an integrated set up where we are educating future Yoga therapists, simultaneously helping patients recover from illnesses and at the same time developing an understanding through extensive basic and applied scientific research. Whereas Yoga is usually found in departments of Physical Education & Sports in many universities, we at CYTER have it in a medical institution thus enhancing the learning curve of our trainees as also enabling us to offer holistic therapeutic benefits for all patients in our hospital.
“There are many centers where you can get a Yoga degree, attend a Yoga Therapy session or find Yoga research being undertaken. However, to have all three happening in one place is surely innovative. This center is indeed a role-model that combines the best of the East with that of the West.”
Researching yogic relaxation
Enhancing self healing through Yoga
Yoga Therapy for Autism Kids
Yoga Therapy for Patient
Yoga Therapy for senior citizen
Yoga Therapy session at Hospice old age home
Latest News and Updates
World Yoga Festival in the UK
Director of CYTER, Yogacharya Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani was Invited Guest Presenter at the World Yoga Festival held at Reading, Near London in the UK
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH CONVENTION 2019
Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV), Deemed to University, accredited by NAAC with A Grade, Pondicherry hosted the International Health Research Convention 2019 between 19th and 21st
SBV INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH CONVENTION 2019
CYTER of SBV conducted an interactive and lively International Workshop on “Holistic Approach of Yoga Therapy in Health and Disease” on 20th July 2019 (Saturday)
