MSCYT Dissertations (Yoga Therapy)
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Yoga Dissertations by Yoga Students at SVYASA. These pages present some efforts of SVYASA at Scientific Validation of Yoga, combining the best of the East with the best of the West
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Item Effect of mahamatyuijaija mantra on sleep quality in sleep disturbed patients – a pilot study(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Panda, SrinibasObjective:- The current study was designed to assessed effect of mantra recitation on efficiency of sleep. Material and Method: - Sixty patients were recruited from Holistic Health Home at Bangalore, based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria after taking a written informed consent. The samples were divided into two groups i.e. Control and Experimental (Mantra chanting) group. The assessment was carried out at morning using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. Results :- Between the post values of groups found statistically significant change and also both groups had significant improvement when pre values compared with its post values. Conclusion:- Both groups found to be effective on sleep efficiency score but manta group had higher magnitude of change in comparison to control group.Item Immediate and short term effect of mantra chanting on visual memory of college students using digit symbol substitution(S Vyasa, 2017-01-14) Annu KumariBACKGROUND Mantras are the repetition of words and phrases of special significance, and can be said out either loud or internally. Mantras provide a vital tool in concretising your desired thoughts through repeated chanting. Mantra is a complete set of words from the Vedas attributed to the deities or devas INTRODUCTION Mantras are sound that develop energy in the form of vibrations and repeating on which one is protected. Mantras are especially composed chants to bring about different patterns of resonant waves to achieve the desired result. Mantras provide a vital tool in concretising your desired thoughts through repeated chanting. Mantras have come down to us from great sadhus, saints, rishis and yogis, who recited mantra for years and spread the motivation to us to follow them. Mantras are strung together as syllables, help to establish health, harmony and happiness at the individual, family and at social levels. The aim of the study is to study the effect of mantra chanting on visual memory in college students using Digit Symbol Substitution Test. METHODOLOGY Thirty two subjects were studied, (26 male and 6 female), with a mean age group of (25.97±4.6). College students of S Vyasa University, Prasanati Kutiram. Subjects who were doing MSc in yoga therapy in the same university were selected. The information about the study was given in prior to the initiation and the need for the study was explained and a signed informed consent was obtained from the subjects. The required sample size was calculated using G power. Those Students who are not health and those students under any medication were excluded from the study. DESIGN: Two group pre post design was used. The intervention was chanting of three Mantras, Mahamrityunjaya mantra, Gayatri mantra and Durga mantra, for a period of ten days, and for a duration of one hour every day. DSST questionnaire were given before the test on day one, before the intervention on day ten, and post to the intervention of mantra chanting on day ten. The One hour intervention for ten days included three different Mantras. These three Mantras were selected from the scriptures for better results. These mantras were trained to the students a week before the intervention. RESULT The study used a within group comparison between the pre-post outcomes of the short term mantra intervention group which showed a very significant reading and immediate mantra intervention group showed a less significant reading. CONCLUSION Significant of mantra chanting on improving the visual memory of college going students have been understood by the marking done by the subjects on DSST. It is also been understood that short term effect by ten days chanting is much significant than immediate effect of mantra chanting done for a day. The study concludes that the mantra chanting should be included in the course career curriculum of college students for an improvement in their visual memory.Item Effect of Gayatri yajia on human stress and energy level in patients with common chronic diseases(Svyasa, 2016-01-01) Poonam SharmaAim: To find the effect Gayatri yajia of subtle energy parameters of patients suffering from common chronic diseases. Methods and Material: 32 participants from Arogyadhama, Prashanti Kutiram attended one hour Gayatri yajia session on every week end for 5 weeks. GDV/EPI data was taken before and after the session of the respective week. Data analysis: BIO-WELL software was used for data extraction and paired sample t-test was applied. Results: There is no significance improvement (p>0.06) in the Stress level score, but reduced. Though it showed increase in energy level (6.71), there is no statistical significant increase (p>4.45). The balance score was showed trend to change negatively, but was not significant (p>0.729). There is no statistical significant difference (p<0.522) in the organ balance score increased. The analysis showed no change in entropy level. There is a significant change (P<0.00) in the Form Coefficient scores increased. Conclusion: Gayatri Yajna reduced the stress level and increased energy level. Organ balance increaed indicating supportive mechanism for health and Entropy level stayed constent and form coefficient increased but negatively.