Effect of online one month of IDY yoga practices on state trait anxiety, emotions, sleep quality and respiratory parameters among male population. (A pre-post two group study)

Abstract

Background In today's world, yoga is defined as a type of mind-body integrated wellness strategy that combines physical exercise with an internally focused conscious emphasis on awareness of the self, breath, and energy. YOGA, an ancient Indian practice, is today viewed as a comprehensive approach to health in the Western world, and is designated as a kind of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by the National Institutes of Health (Catherine, 2011). Yoga is a methodical method for enhancing a man's whole development. Man learns to dwell in higher levels of awareness as a result of this development (Naragatti, 2020). On June 21, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India declared the inaugural International Day of Yoga. The event set two Guinness World Records: one for the largest number of persons participating in a single yoga session at a single location and the other for the most countries represented in a yoga class. The event was acknowledged and commemorated in more than 170 nations, including the United States of America, China, and Canada (Ministry of Ayush, n.d.2015). Aim To study the effect of IDY Yoga practices on state trait anxiety, emotions, sleep quality and respiratory parameters among general male population (aged between 20-60 years) Method 60 subjects were selected. Age: Above 20 yrs. and up to 60 Yrs. Gender: Male, SAMPLE SIZE n= 30 (control group) + 30 (experimental group) = 60 Result In the within group assessment, since the data was found to be not normally distributes in the baseline Wilcoxon signed rank test was conducted the Bhramri duration (p=<0.001), Respiratory rate (p=<0.001), PANAS +VE (p=<0.001), PANAS –VE (p=<0.001) AND PSQI scale (p=0.029) shown significant changes with post mean And SD as given above. Only in STAI score we did not find any significant change (p=0.596). CONCLUSION This study suggested that practicing online one month of IDY protocol practices has significant improvement on Bhramri time duration, Respiratory Rate and Sleep quality. However further studies are required to understand the mechanism underline the changes. IX Key Word IDY protocol practices, Sleep, Anxiety, Emotion, Respiratory parameters