Essentials of Yoga and System of Medicine

Each unit is built from the same set of recurring features. Knowing what each one is for will make both study and revision considerably faster. • Introduction. A short orientation that places the unit in the arc of the book and states what question the unit answers. Read it first, and read it again before the examination — it is the shortest useful summary of the unit. • Learning Objectives. The shaded box on the opening page lists exactly what you should be able to do after studying the unit. Use it as a checklist: if you cannot do all of these, the unit is not yet finished. • Numbered sections. Section numbers follow the syllabus exactly (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and so on), so any syllabus topic can be located directly. • Figures. Diagrams summarise relationships that are hard to hold in prose — the eight limbs of yoga, the five sheaths, the formation of the doṣas. They are the fastest way to revise structure. • Tables. Tables are used for comparisons and lists that are frequently examined. Several are effectively ready-made answers to short-note questions. • Unit Summary. A compressed statement of the whole unit in a handful of points. Useful the night before an examination; not a substitute for the unit itself. • Key Terms. A glossary of the technical vocabulary introduced in the unit, with brief definitions. Viva questions are drawn from exactly this kind of material. • Multiple Choice Questions. Twenty-five questions per unit with an answer key. Attempt them without looking at the key, then return to the section that explains any question you got wrong. • Suggested Reading and References. Suggested Reading points to the works worth consulting for a deeper account; References give the full source list in APA (7th edition) style, which is also the style expected in project and dissertation work. A note on terminology. Traditional terms are given in italic transliteration on first use (ṣaᚭkarma, tridoṣa, akhlāṭ, mukkuṭṟam) with the ordinary English spelling in brackets where the two differ. Examiners use both forms; recognise both. Read More...