Minzu (Nationalities) University in Yunnan is now offering China's first master's degree in Yoga, October 10, reports The China Youth Daily.

据《中国青年报》报道，云南民族大学现在正在招收中国首个瑜伽方向硕士研究生。

The program is being sponsored by the China-India Yoga College at the University and Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, a renowned¹ Indian Yoga university.

此项目是由该大学的中印瑜伽学院和印度知名的瑜伽大学辨喜瑜伽大学发起的。

The degree program was officially approved by China's Ministry² of Educational in January, 2017.

该学位项目于今年1月正式通过了中国教育部的审批。

A Yoga master's degree will take three years to complete, including two years studying in China, and the final year in India

瑜伽硕士学制为3年，包括两年在国内的学习，一年在印度的学习。

Students will receive separate master's degrees from both China and India once they obtain the required credits.

在修满规定的学分之后，学生们即可获得中印两国分别颁发的学位证书。

Classes will include lessons on yoga asanas, yoga philosophy, yoga anatomy³, yoga therapy as well as meridian⁴ theory.

所修课程将包括瑜伽体式、瑜伽哲学、瑜伽解剖学、瑜伽疗法以及子午线理论等。

The program will also offer language courses for Chinese students studying in India, including Hindi and Sanscrit, as well as courses related to Indian culture.

此外，此项目还将给去印度留学的同学开设语言课程，学习印地语、梵语以及印度文化等。