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    Part-I Yoga and Diet. Part- II Effect of three different IAY Modules on school children in Manual Dexterity
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA UNIVERSITY, 2004) Avinash Mishra
    ABSTRACT Yoga is one of the oldest science which is about 5000 yrs old. References of yoga even found in Upaniñads (Kaöhopaniñad). In yoga there is a concept of diet which is helpful in spiritual growth it is said that food has effect on our mind so, yogés used to eat only that food which is helpful for the is spiritual growth, this food was called sättvic food. Sättvic food is wholesome vegetarian food which doesn’t agitate your mind and nourishes your consciousness. Yoga has already been shown to improve perceptual motor skills by increased tweezers dexterity. The present study was conducted to compare the effect of three different integrated yoga modules on fine motor movements, using Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test. After stratifying for sex, 351 school students of both genders (aged between 9 to 12 years, Mean age ± SD, 10.82±0.92), were randomly assigned to three groups IQ - group (Intelligence Quotient) (n= 125), PS group (Physical Stamina) (n=116), and CV group (Creativity) (n=110). All the groups were trained in specific yoga modules for 10 days residential personality development camp (PDC).