Bahraini appointed Professor at Mangalore University

Manama : Mangalore University has appointed Fatima Al Mansoori as Adjunct Professor at the Department of Human Consciousness and Yogic Sciences. Fatima, a former student of Mangalore University, will join the faculty next semester.

A Bahraini yoga therapy specialist and a lifestyle coach, Al Mansoori is regarded as a leading wellbeing influencer. She has received more than 40 awards for her contributions and community engagement and corporate social responsibility activities. Recipient of Honorary Champion for Peace Membership from the World Connection of Champions of Peace, she has won several other awards and certificates of appreciation from global organizations, ministries, universities and institutes.

She has designed a treatment protocol and was able to guide hundreds of patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle resulting in finding relief from chronic conditions and improving quality of life since she began her journey in 2011, leading to her appointment at the BDF Hospital (Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services) in 2014. Yoga was one of the most important subjects of study in the ancient schools of learning in India. But opportunity to study this ancient science was lacking as there was no modern university which teaches this science to study. In the present day life, which is associated with stress and strain causing a number of psychosomatic diseases, yogic science occupies a special significance.

Several hundred traditionally trained teachers serve the population around the world.  Unfortunately, among them many fake yogis through improper methods have brought disrepute to this ancient science.  At this juncture it is necessary to evolve good yoga teachers, providing yoga therapy and conducting research to develop Yogic science. Realizing the fact, Mangalore University started the “Dharmanidhi Yoga Peetha” in 1983 to establish three-fold activities in the field of Yoga; namely, teaching, therapy and research. 

Mangalore University started M.Sc Yogic Science programme under Dharmanidhi Yoga Peetha on December 3, 1998, for the first time in the country with an objective to train the young students in this important area. The course was later approved by the UGC with retrospective effect. 

The Department of Human Consciousness and Yogic Sciences offers two years master degree course in Yogic Sciences, a full-fledged teaching and research centre to provide opportunity to scholars to work in this area of nation’s rich heritage.