DETERMINING THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL NECESSITY OF HEALTH-RELATED YOGA IN HIGHER EDUCATION BASED ON A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY

Abstract

Despite the popularity of yoga and its positive effects on physical and mental health, little is known about the practice and science of yoga in Uzbekistan. The general purpose of this study is to determine the social necessity of teaching yoga as a practical and theoretical science to students in the field of physical culture of higher educational institutions through a questionnaire. An anonymous survey was conducted among 100 students of Tashkent State Pedagogical University of Tashkent city. Students' perceptions and knowledge about yoga are very low, and almost most of them have not tried it in practice. However, students considered practicing yoga as an optional or curricular subject, so there was some awareness of the benefits of this activity despite the students' general lack of knowledge about yoga in improving education.