JK Swapna’s research while affiliated with Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana and other places

Value-based education aims to train students with appropriate attitude and values when they are interacting with their friends, family and outside the school. It helps in developing the child’s Personality, Character, Citizenship, and Spirituality. Stories are an effective tool and an ideal medium through which children can be taught essential life lessons. In ancient India, children were taught values and ethics through the oral story-telling tradition. Stories from Indian Folk tales such as Panchatantra, Hitopodesha, Epics like Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita were told to children during their childhood to teach them Ethics, Values which plays a significant role in their personality development. In this article, we have attempted to bring out the commonality between the values as given in Patanjali Yoga Sutras and HYP as Yamas (Social Discipline) and Niyamas (Personal Discipline) with the characters of Ramayana and the values given in Bhagavad Gita. It is easy to incorporate them in the curriculum with the help of stories class wise.

The search for new and improved methods of education continues, as it has through ages. With the application of yoga, it seems as though a breakthrough is about to take place. Words by the great philosopher Aristotle “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all", signifies the need to educate our children with heart and soul which could be only possible through Yoga. Yoga is not a mere physical activity but an ancient science which helps in overall development (Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Spiritual and Societal) of anyone following it in their lifestyle. Especially when taught to kids from a young age, a phenomenal change in their personality could be observed which helps in constructing a better society. This paper discusses the benefits of adding Yoga in School children in all aspects according to the bifurcation of ages formulated by NEP 2020. It lists out different kinds of practices to be introduced step by step as the student is promoted to higher class.

Life skills are the skills that help an individual to adjust and adapt to the challenges that are faced by them everyday. Decision Making, Problem-Solving, Self Starter, Communicative Skills are few of the essential skills that should be learned by the kids to excel in their life while they are growing. StoryTelling enhances the Creative Ability, Cognitive Ability, Mental and Social development, Resilience of children. With the help of Stories we can build the character of kids and make them learn life skills which would be building blocks for the personality to become great citizens. This paper is mainly focused on imparting life skills through the medium of stories to the children by making them mandatory in the formal education system .