Courses to Learn about Spirituality in India

March 19, 2022

Spirituality has thousands of definitions based on the broad concept and perspective. According to Christina Puchalski MD of George Washington Institute for Spirituality and health: “ SPIRITUALITY” is the aspect of humanity that referred to the way individuals see and express meaning and purpose and the way they experience their connectedness to the moment, to self, to others, to nature, and to the significant or sacred”.

Spirituality and religion have overlapping concepts: belief, reflection, connection, faith, ethics, etc. both leading to a positive mindset and improving the flow of positive energy in our life. Spirituality is the connection of the mind and the moment we are at present. State of mind, emotional health is connected to our physical health and our immune system. Many have proven that science and spirituality have a connection between them which leads to psychological and biological health benefits.

Today time has awakened people to understand the mythological period of spirituality, all religions have hidden spiritual learnings in them, It conveys people to pay gratitude to the present and live in the exact present moment not only physically but in mindfulness. People are getting closer to spirituality- choosing it as a career, learning spirituality via traveling, or joining various courses.

Indian Institute of Spirituality offers various courses:

Diploma in Spiritual Theology

This course gives exposure to students in concepts of western and eastern spirituality. The course includes knowledge in the field of psychology, scripture, group dynamics, civil laws, ashram lifestyle, church group dynamics, etc.

Eligibility: Aspirants must have completed their 12th standard or equivalent from a recognized board. The aspirants are mandatory to know the English language as a medium of communication will be English.
Duration of course: 9 months.

Master’s in Licentiate in Spiritual Theology

It is a two-year program offered by IIS. The course consists of lectures, tutorials, seminars and includes learning of foreign languages. It provides opportunities for students to pursue spirituality courses under experienced professors and pursues research on different concepts.

Doctorate in Spiritual Theology

Eligibility: Aspirants must have completed their master's with at least 60% and if required, the institute may conduct entrance exams for admission in doctorate courses. Besides English Language, aspirants are required to have knowledge in at least one of these languages: greek/Latin/Italian/French to better learn the concepts of spirituality with originally written concepts.
Minimum duration of course-:2 years.
The maximum duration of the course: is 3-4 years.
Registration fee: 500.
Course fee; 10,500.

Postgraduate Certificate in paradigms of psychological knowledge; A historical and cross-cultural perspective - by IGNOU

The course includes the study of psychology with the spiritual dimension of existence. The Indian system of psychology considers the value of spirituality of humans and its nature, the need for spirituality in daily routine. All these need to be understood and accepted in daily life to give meaning to existence.

Minimum duration: 6 months.
Maximum duration: 12 months.
Minimum age: 18 years.
Maximum age: no limit.
Course fee: 8100 approx.
Eligibility: aspirants must have completed their undergraduate course, have appropriate knowledge of the English language to understand the concepts, philosophies, basic computer and yoga-related knowledge.

Dev Shankar University Haridwar offers some spiritual courses:

Certificate course in yoga and alternative

Eligibility: Aspirants must have completed 12th from a recognized board.
Age criteria: aspirant's maximum age be 30 years. 10 years of age relaxation will be given to those individuals who have gained experiences or participated in social work at any recognized institution.
Number of seats: 30.
Duration of course: 6 months.
Course fee: 30,000.

Certificate in holistic health management

Eligibility: Aspirants must have completed 12th from a recognized board.
Age criteria: maximum age of the aspirants should be 30 years. 10 years of age relaxation will be given to those individuals who have gained experiences or participated in social work at any recognized institution.
Number of seats: 10.
Duration of course: 6 months.
Course fee: 30,000.

PG Diploma in Human consciousness, yoga, and Alternative Therapy

Eligibility: Aspirants must have completed their bachelor’s degree.
Age criteria: aspirants must be 30 years as a maximum. Admission will be based on a written exam and personal interview.
The number of seats: 05.
Duration of course: 1 year.
Course fee: 18,000.

BSc in Yogic Science

Eligibility: Aspirants must have completed 12th from a recognized board with at least 50% marks in any discipline.
Admission will be based on performance in the written exams and personal interviews.
Age criteria: 22 years.
Number of seats: 50.
Duration of course: 3 years.
Course fee: 30,000.

MSc in Human Consciousness and Yogic Science

Eligibility: Aspirants must have completed their undergraduate from a recognized board/institution with at least 50% marks in any discipline.
Admission will be based on performance in the written exams and personal interviews.
Age criteria: 30 years.
Number of seats: 45.
Duration of course: 2 years.
Course fee: 30,000.

Maharishi University of Spirituality

This is one of those institutes which trains individuals in a different way. The curriculum of the program includes Spiritualizing life, Spiritual development, Good governance. The principle behind the concepts of the curriculum are Modern science to explain spirituality, God-realization, Tailor-made to suit individual spiritual needs, Divine consciousness, A theory explaining spiritual knowledge.