TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF YOGA NIDRA ON ANXIETY AND STRESS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS.
*Itika Singh, ** Beena and *Harminder Singh
ABSTRACT
Introduction- Yoga nidra means ‘psychic sleep’ i.e. sleep with full awareness. Main principle is deep relaxation
of mind. It relieves tensions, increased stress resistance and prevents development of psychosomatic diseases.
Anxiety is unpleasant emotional state characterized by subjective feelings of tension, apprehension, worry and by
activation of autonomic nervous system. Stress overloads mental and physical resources and interferes with
effective use of skills. Material and method- Study was conducted in Physiology department; Pt. B.D. Sharma
PGIMS, Rohtak which included 30 healthy medical students in age group of 18-20 years who served as their own
controls. Students practiced yoga nidra at fixed time for 45 minutes daily for 3 months. General health
questionnaire-12 scores were taken before and after practice. Observations- Mean basal score for all subjects was
9.8 before starting practice. It got reduced after 3 months of yoga nidra. Discussion- Decrease in scores indicated
reduction in stress and anxiety levels of study group. Yoga nidra is an effective tool in balancing sympathetic and
parasympathetic outflow of autonomic nervous system. This is very powerful and effective technique to handle
anxiety and stress better. Conclusion- Our study was on medical students and we feel that along with changes in
medical curriculum and teaching modalities it would be beneficial to introduce students to techniques like yoga
nidra which could help them to improve their academic performance and live a healthy life style.
Keywords: Yoga nidra, General health questionnaire-12, Anxiety, Stress.
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