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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 17-23 |
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Transformative effects of yoga nidra on hedonic and eudemonic dimensions of well-being: A qualitative study in trainee teachers
Bhalendu Suryakant Vaishnav1, Smruti Bhalendu Vaishnav2, Vibha Suryakant Vaishnav3, Neepa D Bharucha4, Jagdish R Varma5
1 Department of Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
3 Department of Electronics, Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat, India
4 Department of Science Education, M. B. Patel College of Education, Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat, India
5 Department of Psychiatry, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Smruti Bhalendu Vaishnav
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijny.ijoyppp_14_18
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Context: Incorporation of educational measures which enhance well-being is one of the priority needs of mainstream education in the 21st century. Yoga nidra is an ancient Indian practice which enhances well-being through the release of stress on physical, emotional, and mental planes of one's being through the creation of an experiential state of inner awareness with simultaneous detachment. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess qualitative effects of yoga nidra on physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual dimensions of well-being in trainee teachers. Materials and Methods: Seventy-seven students received yoga nidra sessions over for 3 months. About 86% of students (n = 66) submitted their diary notes containing their observations and experiences about yoga nidra sessions, which were thematically analyzed. Results: Key observations captured from 475 individual observation notes were experience of quietude, freshness, and relief from fatigue, clarity of thoughts, enhanced concentration, memory and reduction of anxiety, depression, and worries. As the weeks of the study progressed, the transformative effects of yoga nidra were noticed in the forms of enhanced capacity for self-reflection, self-awareness, and behavioral modification. Conclusion: Yoga nidra sessions enhance hedonic and eudemonic dimensions of well-being through minimizing negative emotions such as stress and anxiety, enhancing positive emotions such as happiness, enthusiasm, and alertness, and bringing about an experience of cognitive, emotional and behavioral stability, and clarity. It can be considered as a useful tool for enhancing well-being.
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