F. SVYASA Dissertations
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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 Part –I Stress – According to Scriptures and Modern Science Part –II Co-relation of Stress with BMI, GTT & TSH in the First Trimester of Pregnancy(S-VYASA, 2014-07-15) V. SailaStress refers to the consequence of the failure of an organism, human or other animal torespond adequately to mental, emotional, or physical demands, whether actual or imagined. In general, stress is related to both external and internal factors. External factors include thephysical environment, including job, relationships with others, home, and all the situations,challenges, difficulties, and expectations one is confronted with on a daily basis. Internal factors determine body's ability to respond to, and deal with, the external stress-inducing factors. Internal factors which influence the ability to handle stress include nutritional status,overall health and fitness levels, emotional well-being, and the amount of sleep and rest one would get. The symptoms of stress include a negative outlook, excessive worrying, inability to relax, eating/sleeping too much or too little, and nausea, alcohol or drug consumption. The term stress was first employed in a biological context by the endocrinologist Hans Selye in the 1930s. In his usage stress refers to a condition and stressor to the stimulus causing it. It covers a wide range of phenomena, from mild irritation to drastic dysfunction that may cause severe health breakdown. According to Selye, Stress can be either positive (Eustress) or negative (Distress). Eustress is the stress that helps in enhancing ones performance. It motivates, feels exciting and is short term. Distress on the other hand is hard to cope with and may lead to anxiety, concern and can lead to mental problems.Item Part I Obstacles in the Path of Spiritual Practices Part II Immediate Effect of Cyclic Meditation on Fasting Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients(S-VYASA, 2014-07-13) Narang, RahulBackground/Aim: Diabetes is one of the leading non-communicable diseases characterised by deregulation of blood in glucose control. Cyclic Meditation (CM) is one of the advanced yoga techniques developed by S-VYASA University, Bangalore. The main principal of CM is stimulation followed by deep relaxation. Many previous studies have shown that CM corrects the imbalance of the autonomic nervous system (reduces sympathetic tone). The present study was done to see the immediate effect of CM on Fasting Blood Glucose level (FBG) in type II diabetes patients. Materials and Methods: This self as control study recruited 16 patients with established DM2 of > one year ( with or without good control on oral hypoglycaemic agents) registered for a week long inpatient treatment at the holistic health home, Prasahnthi Kutiram, the campus of the yoga university, Bangalore . The Study Group (SG) practiced CM for 40 minutes and Control Group (CG) also practiced Physical exercises (PE) for the same duration of 40 minutes on two different days (days 1 and 6 after admission) in fasting state ( 5:30 AM to7:00 AM) before breakfast. Venous blood samples were collected for glucose estimation immediately before and after the practice of CM and physical exercise. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 18. Results: The results showed a significant reduction (P=0.002, Wilcoxon matched-pair signed rank test) in FBG immediately after the practice of CM, whereas, some marginal changes were found in PE group which is not significant (P=0.159, paired samples t-test). Conclusion: Immediate practice of CM is effective in reducing the FBG in Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients.Item Part I Madhumeha and Mitahara According to Yoga and Spiritual Lore Part Ii Effect of 10 Days Yoga on Body Compositions in Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus(S-VYASA, 2014-07-13) Pandey, Krishna KumarBackground The type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by insulinresistance and impaired insulin secretion. It is the most prevalent metabolic condition and one of the major health and socioeconomic problems worldwide. A number of behavioral interventions have been suggested for preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes mellitus, including increased physical activity, diet modification, and cessation of smoking (Hu, 2011). In addition, there is growing evidence that psychological stress and negative mood states are bidirectional associated with insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, central obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Subsequently, mind-body interventions have been suggested to aid in regulating stress psychophysiology. In this light, yoga has been suggested as a complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of T2DM. Yoga has been demonstrated to reduce stress and induce relaxation, which could aid in controlling symptoms of T2DM. Previous study on the effect of Integrated Approach of Yoga Therapy (IAYT) program on body composition and insulin resistance (IR) in T2DM reported reduction in IR, Body Mass Index (BMI), body fat, visceral fat, triglycerides and hyperglycemia; and increases lean body mass within two weeks. The present study is designed to assess the effect of Integrated Yoga Therapy (IYT) on body compositions in patients with T2DM. Conclusion: The present study suggests that 10 days IYT reduces Wt, Fat, BMI, BA, SubWB and SkeTrunk in patients with T2DM. Thus the IYT has a great promise for the management for T2DM. Additional well-designed studies are needed before a strong recommendation can be made.Item Immediate Effect of Trataka on Performance in Stroop Color Word Test(S-VYASA, 2014-07-13) Singh, Prashanth KumarAncient Indian yoga text, Haoha Yoga Pradepika describes six cleansing techniques, which purifies and prepares our body, for the practice of yoga postures, breath regulation and meditation. Yogic visual concentration (traoaka) is one of those. A previous study showed increase in critical flicker fusion (CFF) following yogic visual concentration (traoaka). Hence, present study was planned to assess the immediate effect of yogic visual concentration on cognitive performance. Performance on Stroop color-word test was assessed in thirty healthy male volunteers with ages ranging from 18 to 31 years (group mean age ± S.D., 22.57 ± 3.65) before and after (traoaka) and control session on two separate days. There was a significant improvement in the performance in Stroop color- word test after traoaka compared to control session (RM ANOVA with Bonferroni adjustment P<0.001). Performance on Stroop color-word test was better after traoakacompared to control session suggesting increased selective attention, cognitive flexibility and response inhibition following traoaka.Item Relationship between Yogic Personality (Guna) and Psychological Well-Being(S-VYASA, 2014-07-13) Singh, RahulCONTEXT: According the scripture, Gueas are the fundamental ways by which a man's thought and deeds are guided. Study of Gueas plays a very important role in yoga research. AIMS: Examine the relationship between “yogic personality (Gueas) and psychological wellbeing” SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This is a cross sectional study comprised of 284 samples (74 females and 210 males). Participants’ age ranged between 18 to 65 years with a mean age of 25.23 years (SD±8.77). The subjects were from Alwar District Rajasthan India. Who were the students of graduation and post graduation studies at Siddhi Vinak College, Government Higher Secondary School and local participants. METHODS AND MATERIAL: Participants were given questionnaire packets including demographic details, Vedic Personality Inventory, Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale, General Health Questionnaire and Positive affect and Negative affect Scale RESULTS: Cronbach’s α for the H-VPI indicate adequate internal consistency ranging from .69 to .91. Mindfulness was correlated positively (r=.36) with Sattava and negatively with Rajas (r=-.19 and Tamas(r=-.36). Psychological distress was correlated negatively with Sattava(r=-.45) and positively with Rajas (r=.33) and Tamas (r=.37). Positive affect was correlated positively with Sattava(r=.19) and negatively with Rajas(r=-.10) and Tamas(r=-.19). Negative affect was correlated negatively with Sattava (r=-.38), and positively with Rajas(r=.22), and Tamas(r=.36). CONCLUSIONS: In summary, the current study found that the Vedic Personality Inventory (Hindi version) has adequate reliability and good Construct validity. This questionnaire will be very useful in assessing yogic personality (Gueas) for especially Hindi people.Item Changes in Heart Rate Variability Following Yogic Visual Concentration (Traoaka)(S-VYASA, 2014-06-13) V. RammurthyYoga is an ancient Indian science and way of life. Sage Patanjali (circa 900 B.C) explains the theoretical aspects yoga in 196 aphorisms called yoga sutras (Taimini, 1999). Patanjali evolved Aṣṭaanga yoga (eight limbed yoga) to reach the ultimate reality. Later around 10th Century CE Sage Svatmarama wrote a text called Haoha Yoga Pradipika which explains the method and benefit of yoga techniques. He prescribes six cleansing techniques (kriyas) viz., dauti, basti, neti, trataka, nauli and kapalabhati to purify the body. The goal of Haoha Yoga is to prepare the body and mind for the practice of Rajayoga or Aṣṭanga Yoga (Muktibodhananda, 1993). The literal meaning of the Sanskrit word traṭaka is “to gaze steadily”. Looking intently with an unwavering gaze at a small point until tears are shed is known as traṭaka (Haoha Yoga Pradipika, Ch:2.31). Haoha Yoga Pradipika mentions that, practice of traṭaka eradicates all the eye diseases, fatigue and lethargy (Haoha Yoga Pradipika, Ch: 2.32). Though traṭaka is considered as cleansing technique, the final stage of traṭaka leads to meditative mental state (Nagaratha & Nagendra, 2000). Recently, a study has been conducted to assess the immediate effect of traṭaka on critical flicker fusion (Mallick & Kulkarni, 2010). The critical flicker fusion (CFF) is defined as the frequency at which a flickering stimulus is perceived to be continuous. There was a significant increase in CFF following traṭaka suggesting changes at the cortical level in the processes that mediate fusion. Meditation and autonomic changes are researched extensively and shown shift towards vagal tone during meditation (Orme-Johnson, 1973; Telles et al., 2013; Wallace, 1970). However, there was no study evaluating autonomic changes during traṭaka which is similar to meditation. Hence, in the present study, we used heart rate variability (HRV) which is a well-known and extensively used method to evaluate autonomic modulation .Item Effect of Integrated Yoga Module on Perceptibility of Stress and Emotional Competence Based on Coping Strategies on Diabetes Mellitus Patient(S-VYASA, 2014-07-13) Nandi, PritiBackground Various forms of yoga such as Pranayama, Meditation, and Yoga Nidra have been found to be beneficial in reducing the anxiety and stress of the subjects undergoing distress. Aim The present study is aimed at assessing the perceived stress and emotional competence in various group of subjects, coping of their stress by using different strategies. Material and Methods A sample size of sixty five (n=65) subjects undergoing a yoga training of 10 days participated in the trial were included in the study. Variables such as Coping Strategy (CS) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were assessed at once before the start of intervention, whereas Emotional Competence (EC) was assessed twice i.e., before and after the intervention. Results Paired ‘T’ Test was used to compare the effect of intervention within the group but no statistical test was taken into consideration as the other variables were recorded once. It was reported that the Emotional Competence Score was higher (p<0.05) following a 10 days of yoga intervention. When all subjects were divided into three groups based on their coping strategies, it was observed that the ‘denial group’ had higher scores of PSS and lower scores of EC. The trend of higher scores of EC significantly lowered following the yoga intervention in the same group. Conclusion The low scores of EC and high scores of PSS in denial group suggest that this group perceives stress highly and thus shows less performance in their emotional competence. More clearly perceived stress is highly related with Emotional Competence and yoga plays a vital role in managing their stress and make them emotionally competent.Item Effect of 10 Days of Yoga Intervention on Cognitive Dysfunction on Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients(S-VYASA, 2014-07-13) Ganguly, MollikaBackground - Yoga and other modalities of adjunct therapies viz., Tai chi & Qi Gong have been found to be useful in improving the cognitive abilities in both healthy volunteers as well as diseased conditions Aim and Objectives - The present study was aimed at assessing the cognitive function tests in Type II Diabetes Mellitus subjects Material and Methods - A sample size of 56 subjects (n=56) were assessed before and after a 10 days yoga intervention. The variables viz., Stroop Test (ST), Whislers Memory Scale (WMS), Six Letter Cancellation Test (LCT) and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) were recorded in all subjects as per the prescribed design. Result- It was observed that the digit forward scores (p<0.05) of WMS was higher and colour and word colour (p<0.05) scores of ST was also found to be higher following a 10 days of yoga intervention. No significant changes were noticed in other variables following the yoga intervention. Conclusion- It was demonstrated that there was improvement in digit forward, colour and word-colour scores suggestive of better enhancement of working memory and executive functions in Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients.Item Immediate Effet of Nadishuddhi Pranayama on Brain Wave Coherence(S-VYASA, 2014-07-14) Some, ParameshwarBackground: Coherence is the condition of synchrony between the waves generated in different hemispheres of the brain. Brain Wave Coherence (BWC) is the recording of electrical activity of different brain waves from the surface of the skull. The BWC is associated with different cognitive processes and plays both critical and useful roles in Prāṇāyāma practice with wide range of functional significance. Objective: The study was designed to assess the immediate effect of Nādishuddhi Prāṇāyāma (NSP) on academic performance in university students through BWC analysis. Materials and methods: In this two groups (NSP and control) pre-post study, 30 subjects (15 NSP group) with 27.94±4.30 (NSP) and 22.88±4.05 (control) years of mean age participated. The BWC data were collected immediately before and after the intervention of NSP for yoga group and sitting quietly with the eyes closed for control group using Brain Master 2 Channel EEG version 2.0 for clinical from Bio Medical Instruments, Inc., Warren, Michigan, USA. Statistical analysis: Means, Standard Deviations, Shapiro-Walk Test and Paired Samples Test were used for analyzing the data with the help of SPSS-19. Results: The Paired Samples Test showed significant increase in gamma BWC (P=0.001) in NSP group compared to control group (P=0.105). There were no significant changes observed in other BWC rhythms. Conclusion: Significant increase in gamma BWC suggests that NSP is associated with enhanced learning ability, emotional stability, and reduced anxiety which may promote academic performance in university students. Although this preliminary research is promising, well-designed studies are needed before a strong recommendation can be made.Item Part-I Color: It’s Role in Human Life Perspective to The Indian Tradition Part-II Immediate Effect of Bhramari Pranayama Among School Students Using Stroop Test(S-VYASA, 2014-07-05) Mohanty, MamataAim The aim was to investigate possible improvement in color confusion as measured by Stroop Test, due to practice of bhramari pranayama as compared with breathing awareness.