About MA Traditions Of Yoga And Meditation in SOAS University of London

Core module Yoga and Meditation: Perspectives, Context and Methodologies is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the fascinating thematic components and cross-regional perspectives.

The Traditions of Yoga and Meditation postgraduate degree is attractive to students who:

• are experienced practitioners of yoga and meditation who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural contexts that shaped their traditions
• have a background in psychology seeking to gain knowledge of meditation and mindfulness for their clinical work
• are planning to pursue further research which may involve, at a subsequent stage, the acquisition of a doctoral degree and a career in higher education
• will pursue a career or professional activity for which advanced knowledge of the yoga and meditation traditions of Asia is required
• seek the academic study of these traditions as a complement to their personal experience