Effect of Yoga-nidra on Adolescents Well-being: A Mixed Method Study
| Autor: | Jagdish R Varma, Smruti B Vaishnav, Bhalendu Vaishnav, V.S. Vaishnav |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adolescent
Relaxation (psychology) media_common.quotation_subject education Psychological intervention Context (language use) Yoga-nidra Anger lcsh:RZ409.7-999 Yoga nidra 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) well-being Well-being Happiness 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology lcsh:Miscellaneous systems and treatments 030217 neurology & neurosurgery media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Yoga, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 245-248 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 0973-6131 |
| Popis: | Context: Adolescent well-being is a priority area for health-care interventions in the 21st century. Yoga-nidra is an ancient Indian method of enabling individuals to attain a positive state of deep physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. The practice produces a state of simultaneous relaxation and detachment resulting in inner awareness and release of stress on all planes of one's being. Aim: This mixed method study was carried out in adolescent students aged 13–15 years with an aim to assess effects of Yoga-nidra on various dimensions of well-being. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six students received Yoga-nidra sessions 30 min daily for 3 days in a week for 1 month. Primary outcome measures were happiness, perceived stress, overall quality of life, and psychological general well-being. These and other experiential dimensions of well-being comprising of enthusiasm, alertness, quietude, clarity of thought, control over anger, self-confidence, and self-awareness were evaluated before and after intervention. Qualitative observations were recorded from participants, their teachers, and parents. Results of quantitative and qualitative methods were analyzed and compared. Results: Yoga-nidra intervention resulted in significant improvement in all primary outcome measures. Participants reported significant improvement in the feelings of happiness, enthusiasm, quietude, being more inspired and alert, active, having clarity of thought, control over anger, and self-confidence at the end of the study period. Mixed method design of the study provided cross-validation and convergence of results obtained from quantitative and qualitative assessment tools. Conclusion: Yoga-nidra is beneficial in improving multiple dimensions of adolescent well-being. |
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