MSCYT Dissertations (Yoga Therapy)
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Item SHORT TERM EFFECT OF CYCLIC MEDITATION IN REDUCING STRESS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION IN ORPHANAGE CHILDREN(S-VYASA, 2025-08-19) Muppidi Ravali; Deepsika SrivastavaBACKGROUND An orphan is a child under 18 years of age who has lost one or both parents to any cause of death. Orphans are classified into three categories: paternal orphans (children who have lost their fathers), maternal orphans (children who have lost their mothers), and double orphans (children who have lost both parents). according to statistics by UNICEF, there were 140 million orphans globally by the year 2015.(Unicef Report - Understanding Orphans, n.d.) The loss of one or both parents, coupled with the absence of a caregiver, often places these children in institutional care environments. This significant change can cause immense stress and negatively affect their psychological well-being. Studies have observed that orphans and other vulnerable children living in institutional homes or orphanages are more prone to psychological, behavioural, and emotional problems compared to children raised in a family environment, as they are deprived of familial love, care, and support(Kaur et al., 2018) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This study was aimed at observing whether the practice of cyclic meditation can bring significant change in stress, anxiety, and depression scores in orphan children who are under institutional care. evaluate the short-term effects of Cyclic Meditation (CM) on managing stress, anxiety, and depression among orphans. equip orphans with CM as a tool to manage stress and prevent psychological disorders in the future METHODS An orphanage located in Hyderabad, Telangana region was selected for the study, in which 34 children between the age group of 8 to 16 all-female children who were willing to participate in the study were recruited and intervention of cyclic meditation practice was given for 35 minutes every day for 5 days a week for 2 weeks and data was collected before and after the intervention period using DASS-21 questionnaire. vi RESULTS Statistical analysis revealed a significant reduction in stress, anxiety, and depression scores with p < 0.001, along with a significant increase in the duration of Bhramari time post intervention. CONCLUSION From the findings of the study we can infer that regular practice of cyclic meditation can have significant positive impact in reducing stress, depression and anxiety and increased Bhramari time, and can serve as an effective, low-cost, and non-invasive method to enhance psychological well-being in vulnerable populations like orphans, and the study highlights the potential of yoga based interventions to be integrated into child care programs. KEY WORDS Orphans, Cyclic meditation, Stress, anxiety, DepressionItem EFFECT OF CYCLIC MEDITATION ON STRESS LEVELS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION IN HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS(S-VYASA, 2025-08-19) Tanisha Gupta; Rajesh NairBACKGROUND In the current educational landscape, higher secondary students often grapple with immense academic pressures, peer expectations, and future uncertainties. These stressors have led to an alarming rise in psychological concerns such as stress, anxiety, and depression among adolescents, often compromising their academic performance and overall well-being. Addressing these issues through holistic and accessible practices has become increasingly necessary. One such intervention is Cyclic Meditation (CM), a structured yogic technique that blends physical postures with deep relaxation to regulate mental and emotional health. Though previous research has demonstrated CM’s benefits in adult populations, its application and effectiveness among school-going adolescents remain underexplored. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This study aims to assess the effect of cyclic meditation on the stress, anxiety, and depression of higher secondary students. METHODS Participants and design A total of 62 school Students from VPS High School in Lonavala, Maharashtra, aged 15-18 years. This study will follow a single-group pre-post design. Assessments: Stress: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Anxiety: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21(DASS-21 Depression: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21(DASS-21 Sleep Quality: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) vi Intervention: Intervention (Cyclic Meditation practice) will be of the duration of 40 minutes and 5 days/week, for one month. CM consists of various steps like IRT (1Min), Centering, Ardhakati chakrasana, QRT (3Min), Vajrasana, Shashankasana, Ustrasana, DRT (14 Min) Results: Statistical analysis revealed significant improvements in three of the four targeted domains: Perceived stress levels decreased substantially (p < .001, Cohen’s d = 1.60), Depression scores showed a significant reduction (p < .001, d = 1.01), Anxiety levels dropped significantly (p < .001, d = 1.00), Sleep quality improved markedly (p < .001, d = 0.74). However, the DASS-21 stress subscale did not show statistically significant improvement (p = 0.108), possibly due to the instrument's sensitivity or the intervention duration. Conclusions: The findings suggest that Cyclic Meditation is an effective intervention for reducing perceived stress, anxiety, and depression, while simultaneously enhancing sleep quality among higher secondary students. Given its accessibility and holistic nature, CM can be feasibly integrated into school wellness programs. Future studies with control groups, longer follow-up periods, and diverse populations are recommended to further validate and expand upon these promising outcomes. Keywords: Cyclic Meditation, Yoga, School students, Stress, Sleep quality, Anxiety, DepressionItem Anxiety, Aggression, mindfulness and emotional intelligence of Indian sports persons : A correlational study(SVYASA, 2020) Chinmay Kumar Singh; Satya Prakash Purohit; Rajesh S. K.Background Sport includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which, through casual or organized participation, at least in part aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators. Aggression is overt or covert, often harmful, social interaction with the intention of inflicting damage or other unpleasantness upon another individual. It may occur either reactively or without provocation. Anxiety is your body's natural response to stress. It's a feeling of fear or apprehension about what's to come. Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Emotional intelligence or EI is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, and those of the people around you. Aim of this study to see the correlation between mindfulness and anxiety, mindfulness and aggression and emotional intelligence with aggression and anxiety. Materials and method 265 sports person with in age range from 20 to 30 years participated in the study. This sample study is conducted to know the relation among variables mindfulness, emotional intelligence, aggression and anxiety. Mindful Attention Awareness Scale questioner was used to asses mindfulness, Sports Aggression Inventory questioner was used to asses aggression, Sport Anxiety Scale questioner was used to asses anxiety and Sport Emotional Intelligence questioner was used to asses emotional intelligence. Spearmen’s correlation test was used to see the correlation among variables. Results: Result of the Spearmen correlation indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between sports anxiety and sports aggression (rs=0.193, p=0.002).Result of the Spearmen correlation indicated that there was a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and sports anxiety(rs= -0.152, p=0.003),between sports aggression and emotional intelligence(rs= -0.156, p=0.011). Result of the Spearmen correlation indicated that there was a significant correlation sports anxiety and mindfulness,(rs=0.441, p<0.001). Result of the Spearmen correlation indicated that there was no significant correlation between sports aggression and mindfulness,(rs=0.080, p<0.193). Conclusion: This sample study was conducted to know the correlation of sports anxiety and aggression with emotional intelligence and mindfulness. This study indicated that there was a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and sports anxiety, sports aggression and emotional intelligence, findings of study also revealed a significant positive correlation between sports anxiety and sports aggression, whereas there was no significant correlation between sports aggression and mindfulness. Also, positive correlation between sports anxiety and mindfulness was observed which could be due to low sample size, response bias and sportsperson without experience of mindfulnessItem STATE ANXIETY, MINDFULNESS AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY DYNAMICS IN HEALTHY ADULTS(S-VYASA, 2016-12) KURIAN, JINTUBackground India is currently facing disorders in lifestyle, and resulting physical, mental, and social disharmony such anxiety, stress, worries, lack of awareness, variations in the heart rate. The epidemiological studies shows a hike from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases indicating that the adults are more prone for anxiety related, mindfulness related and heart rate related issues. Introduction Mindfulness has been conceptualized as the process of bringing attention and awareness to objects within the experience of the present moment with a non-judgmental and non-evaluative acceptance and openness. State anxiety (SA) can be conceptualized as “a state in which an individual is unable to instigate a clear pattern of behavior to remove or alter the event/object/interpretation that is threatening an existing goal. Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to beat to beat alterations in the heart rate and is associated with cardiac autonomic regulation. Correlational study design was used. Eighty three subjects were assessed using state anxiety and mindfulness questionnaire and heart rate variability measurement. There was no intervention, since our objective was to understand correlation between mindfulness, state anxiety and heart rate variability. Result: SMAAS, STAI and HRV were assessed to understand the correlation between these three variables. Results showed significant high negative correlation between SMAAS and STAI. STAI and LF of HRV is positively correlated whereas SMAAS and LF is negatively correlated. There was a significant moderate negative correlation between STAI and HF, whereas SMAAS is positively correlated with HF. And also, there was a significant moderate positive correlation between STAI and LF/HF ratio and negative correlation between SMAAS and LF/HF ratio. Conclusion: There was a significant moderate negative correlation between STAI and, whereas SMAAS is positively correlated with HF. And also, there was a significant moderate positive correlation between STAI and LF/HF ratio and negative correlation between SMAAS and LF/HF ratio.Item State anxiety, mindfulness and heart rate variability dynamics in healthy adults(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Kurian, JintuBackground India is currently facing disorders in lifestyle, and resulting physical, mental, and social disharmony such anxiety, stress, worries, lack of awareness, variations in the heart rate. The epidemiological studies shows a hike from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases indicating that the adults are more prone for anxiety related, mindfulness related and heart rate related issues. Introduction Mindfulness has been conceptualized as the process of bringing attention and awareness to objects within the experience of the present moment with a non-judgmental and non-evaluative acceptance and openness. State anxiety (SA) can be conceptualized as “a state in which an individual is unable to instigate a clear pattern of behavior to remove or alter the event/object/interpretation that is threatening an existing goal. Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to beat to beat alterations in the heart rate and is associated with cardiac autonomic regulation. Correlational study design was used. Eighty three subjects were assessed using state anxiety and mindfulness questionnaire and heart rate variability measurement. There was no intervention, since our objective was to understand correlation between mindfulness, state anxiety and heart rate variability. Result: SMAAS, STAI and HRV were assessed to understand the correlation between these three variables. Results showed significant high negative correlation between SMAAS and STAI. STAI and LF of HRV is positively correlated whereas SMAAS and LF is negatively correlated. There was a significant moderate negative correlation between STAI and HF, whereas SMAAS is positively correlated with HF. And also, there was a significant moderate positive correlation between STAI and LF/HF ratio and negative correlation between SMAAS and LF/HF ratio. Conclusion: There was a significant moderate negative correlation between STAI and, whereas SMAAS is positively correlated with HF. And also, there was a significant moderate positive correlation between STAI and LF/HF ratio and negative correlation between SMAAS and LF/HF ratio.Item Part- I Concept of sotha according to ayurveda texts ; Part- II Immediate effect of mind sound resonance technique on fasting blood glucose levelin type II diabetes(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Xu WenBackground/Aim: Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, either due to defect in insulin secretion or insulin action, or both. Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) is one of the yoga based relaxation techniques. Practice of MSRT shown to be effective in various chronic health conditions including diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods: This self as control study recruited 32 T2DM patients (age mean: 54.84, SD: 8.65) registered for a week long inpatient treatment at the holistic health home in Bangalore. Subjects underwent 20 minutes of two different intervention; MSRT and supine rest on two consecutive days at 6:40 AM to 7:00 AM. We excluded the subjects if they; had anxiety disorder, were on any anti-psychotic medication, were on insulin. We assessed state anxiety and subjective feeling of relaxation using spilberg’s state anxiety inventory (STAI) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) respectively and fasting blood glucose level before and immediately after both the intervention. Results: The results showed a significant reduction (P<0.001) in blood glucose, STAI, and increase in relaxation as depicted through VAS immediately following the practice of MSRT, whereas, some marginal changes were found in SR group which were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Single session of MSRT helps in reducing blood glucose level, state anxiety and subjective feeling of relaxation immediately after practice. However further randomized controlled studies need to be performed to confirm the present findings.Item Effect of yoga based lifestyle intervention on anxiety and depression in young adults - A questionnaires Based Study(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Mahato, Dilip KumarBACKGROUND: Anxiety is commonly experience by every individual at some point or the other in life. It is one of the most prevalent mental health problems faced by young adults due to interpersonal or intrapersonal relationship and social challenges. Coleman has defined as“Anxiety is an internalized fear aroused by an impulse to commit mistakes”. In other words, anxiety is a feeling that can be normal reaction to stress. AIM: Aim of the study is evaluate the effect of two weeks yoga based lifestyle intervention on anxiety and depression with overall general health in young adults. METHOD: Total fifty two participants (36 male) ranging ages between 25 – 45 years (group average age ± Mean ± SD; 34.96 ± 9.76) (Mean ± SD; Male;34 ± 8.22) (Mean ± SD; female: 37.125, ±12.49) participated in the current study. All participants were recruited from the Arogyadhama (health home) of SVYASA University, Bengaluru based on mental health screening done by a qualified psychiatrist. Participants were residing in the at yoga centre. Demographic details of the participant of the study are given below the data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 20.00). Data was found normally distributed by Shapiro-Wilk test. Paired sample t test was used to see pre post changes. Result: There was significant reduction in Anxiety and depression scores as measured by using HADS tools depression (p= > 0.00, - 32%) and anxiety (p= > 0.001, -23 %) after two weeks of yoga practices. And there was another significant reduction in Anxiety and depression among the subjects on using GHQ (p= >0.01, -1.97%). Conclusion: The conclusion of this particular study was Yoga based life style intervention may have beneficial effects on psychological illness and improves mental functions. The yoga intervention reported the beneficial effects on overall health outcomes following 13 days yoga in young adults.Item Effect of one week integrated approach of yoga therapy (IAYT) on peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), 6 minute walk test, anxiety and sleep quality index in asthma patient a pilot study(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Sarungbam Joyshree ChanuEffect of one week integrated approach of yoga therapy (IAYT) on peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), 6minute walk test, hospital anxiety and depression scale, breath holding time, and symptom score, in asthma patient - a pilot study Introduction: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. The chronic inflammation causes an associated increase in airway hyper-responsiveness that leads to recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or in the early morning. Most of the Yoga based studies have reported, significant improvements in pulmonary functions, quality of life, and decrease in medication use. Objectives: To evaluate the effect of yoga on peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), 6minute walk test, hospital anxiety and depression scale, breath holding time, and symptom score of asthmatics. Methods: In present study 20 participants with the age range from 18 to 75 years from Arogyadhama, Bangalore was selected. Results: Showed significant change in PEFR (p<0.01) from 240 ±90.32 to 271.5±87.19 with 13.13%, in 6minWT (p<0.00) from 120.67±27.26 to 141.84±39.21 with 17.54%, and in HADS (p<0.009) from 13.5±7.74 to 8.45±6.41 with -37.41% respectively change. In SQI there in no improvement but disturbance of sleep and number of asthma attacks in night time get reduced. Conclusion: IAYT is effective in asthmaItem Efficacy of IAYT on Depression, Anxiety and QOL in Hypertensive Patients(S-VYASA, 2016-01-12) Jayanth, B.M.Hypertension is a most important public health challenge and leading cause of morbidity and mortality both in developing and developed countries.Item Impact of night shift work on anxiety in IT professionals(S Vyasa, 2015-01-12) Singh, Maibam HonisonA number of different psychological disorders have been found in night shift work including insomnia, anxiety, depression. Aims: The purpose of the present study was to assess the level of anxiety in night shift IT professionals. Settings and Design: The cross sectional design study consists of sample 100 employee (50night shift+50day shift) recruited from two different IT company based in Bangalore, India. Their age ranged from 22 to 34 years. Methods and Material: The Assessment packets include questionnaire such as Spielberger’s State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: The data analysis has shown that night shift IT workers has more anxiety levels than Day shift workers and poor quality of life. Conclusions: Night shift IT professionals have more anxiety level than day shift IT professions.