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EFFECT OF YOGA NIDRA AND TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION ON ANXIETY LEVEL OF POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

. N. Vijayalakshmi, Dr. T. Banupriya and Dr. T. Suthamathi


Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of Yoga Nidra and Transcendental Meditation on anxiety level of postmenopausal woman. For the purpose of the present investigation 60 postmenopausal women were selected from Vaniyambadi town, Tamilnadu, India and gave them Yoga Nidra relaxation technique and transcendental meditation. The age of the subjects ranged from 50-55 years.  The subjects were divided into 4 groups of 15 subjects each of which one control and three experimental groups. Group I -Yoga Nidra group (YNG) underwent Yoga Nidra practice, Group-II - Transcendental Meditation Group (TMG) underwent Transcendental Meditation practice, Group-III underwent combined Yoga Nidra and Transcendental Meditation (CTG) and Group IV acted as Control (CG) they did not undergo any kind of Yogic practices. The data on anxiety was collected prior to and immediately after 12 weeks of training from the experimental and control groups. The data collected from the experimental and control groups on anxiety was statistically analyzed by paired ‘t’ test. Further, percentage of changes was calculated. In addition analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied to find out the significant difference between groups. Whenever the adjusted ‘F’ ratio value was found to be significant, the Scheffe’S test was applied. The post menopausal women’s anxiety level was decreased greatly due to  regular practices (12 weeks) of yoga nidra (YNG=17.58%), transcendental meditation (TMG=8.24%) and combined practices(CT=28.53%).

Key Words: Yoga Nidra, Transcendental Meditation, anxiety and Postmenopausal woman

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