Effect of Yoganidra on Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Working Women

Authors

  • Rupinder Kaur Yoga Scholar, M.A Yoga, UGC-NET, DSC(Yoga)-NSNIS, SAI,PGD Yoga and Naturopathy. Author
  • Sunil Sharma Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Yoga Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. Author

Keywords:

Yoga, Anxiety, Depression

Abstract

In today’s scenario, Working women being housewife have to face many problems  that are associated with several psychological symptoms. Anxiety and depressive  symptoms might be a severe enough to cause significant other issues. Yoganidra is  an effective technique and successful therapy to calm down and achieve a total  transformation and overcome any kind of psychological disturbances. The purpose  of the present study is to find out the effect of Yoganidra on the Level of Anxiety  and depression in working women. A total of 120 working women were recruited  from Patiala within the age range of 18-45 years. The result of the study revealed  that in the Yoga Practitioners group of working women, a significant inverse level  of Anxiety as compared to non-Yoga Practitioners groups of working women as  well the depressive symptoms also depicts a significant inverse difference was  found in Yoga practitioners group of working women as compared to the non-yoga  practitioners group of working women. 

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Published

2021-11-30

How to Cite

Kaur, R., & Sharma, S. (2021). Effect of Yoganidra on Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Working Women . International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga, 4(11), 49–52. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/irjay/article/view/16589