Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 5

Impact of Astang Yoga on Heath Tourism

  • Author:
  • Arunesh Parashar, Shailendra K. Dubey
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 243 to 250

*Department of Tourism Management, Dev Sanskriti University, Haridwar

**Department of Yoga & Health, DEV Sanskriti University, Harridwar

Online published on 9 May, 2012.

Abstract

Tourism is a very fastest and rapidly growing industry in present era. India is emerging as a prominent heath tourism destination. This study was aimed to predict the nature and degree of relationship between yoga and health tourism on theoretical backgrounds and to provide an integrated Yogic-spiritual module for total health promotion of tourists. For this, the concepts and dimensions of health and tourism and their positive interrelationship is justified on the basis of supportive literatures. Researcher found the health tourism as the function of yogic practices and gave an integrated yogic module popularly known Ashtang Yog as conceptualized by Maharishi Patanjali.

Keywords

Ashtang Yog, spirituality, tourism, health tourism