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The Impact of Nadi Shodhan and Pranakarshan Pranayama on α-EEGamong College Going Students


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Nadi shodhan Pranayama is a technique of alternate nostril breathing for successive respiratory cycle. Practice of pranakarshan pranayama  (derived  by Shriram Sharma Acharya)  is  to  control the  mind through  conserving pranic energy from  macrocosm. The current  study  is  to  explore  the  effect  of Nadi Shodhan and  pranakarshan pranayama on α-EEG using α-EEG Bio feedback apparatus among college going students. A  pre-post experimental control group  design  was  set  up  to  testify  the  impact  of  independent  variable  having  quota  sampling  technique  to  address  the sample  size  of  40,  equally  distributed  among  two  groups;  aged  between  19-24  years.  The  experimental  group underwent  Nadi  shodhan  and  pranakarshan  pranayama  for  40  minutes daily  except  Sundays  for  24  days.  There  was no intervention  given in  the  control group. The paired t-test  applied for  the  statistical analysis.  The result  showed a substantial  increase  in  α-EEG  after  24  days  of  regular  practice  of  Nadi Shodhan  and  pranakarshan  pranayama  with p<0.01  level  of  significance.  It  can  be  concluded  that  Nadi Shodhan  and  pranakarshan  pranayama  can  be  used  as  an effective  method for  stress  management and  any  undermined  fluctuations  of  mind.

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nadi shodhan pranayama, pranakarshan pranayama, α-EEG, stress management, mental health.
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Authors

Avichal Verma
Department of Y oga Science, University of Patanjali, Haridwar , Uttarakhand, India
Sandeep Singh
Department of Y oga Science, University of Patanjali, Haridwar , Uttarakhand, India

Abstract


Nadi shodhan Pranayama is a technique of alternate nostril breathing for successive respiratory cycle. Practice of pranakarshan pranayama  (derived  by Shriram Sharma Acharya)  is  to  control the  mind through  conserving pranic energy from  macrocosm. The current  study  is  to  explore  the  effect  of Nadi Shodhan and  pranakarshan pranayama on α-EEG using α-EEG Bio feedback apparatus among college going students. A  pre-post experimental control group  design  was  set  up  to  testify  the  impact  of  independent  variable  having  quota  sampling  technique  to  address  the sample  size  of  40,  equally  distributed  among  two  groups;  aged  between  19-24  years.  The  experimental  group underwent  Nadi  shodhan  and  pranakarshan  pranayama  for  40  minutes daily  except  Sundays  for  24  days.  There  was no intervention  given in  the  control group. The paired t-test  applied for  the  statistical analysis.  The result  showed a substantial  increase  in  α-EEG  after  24  days  of  regular  practice  of  Nadi Shodhan  and  pranakarshan  pranayama  with p<0.01  level  of  significance.  It  can  be  concluded  that  Nadi Shodhan  and  pranakarshan  pranayama  can  be  used  as  an effective  method for  stress  management and  any  undermined  fluctuations  of  mind.

Keywords


nadi shodhan pranayama, pranakarshan pranayama, α-EEG, stress management, mental health.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2022%2Fv13i2%2F215359