YOGA for NURSING STUDENTS: RATIONALE and PSYCHOPHYSICAL

BENEFITS

Meena Ramanathan1, Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani 2, Renuka K3

1Cordinator-cum-Yoga Therapist CYTER, 2Deputy Director CYTER and 3 Dean, Faculty of Nursing, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth

SRI BALAJI VIDYAPEETH(Deemed University Accredited with “A” Grade by NAAC)

Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education

and Research (CYTER)Salutogenesis, our focus!

Introduction• Health professionals,

especially of nursing cadre are under extreme pressure from patients, caregivers, doctors & hospital authorities. • They require high levels of professional competency, skill, resilience, as well as ethical & compassionate behavior. • Yoga has potential to facilitate all aspects of human development & hence can help develop these attributes through attainment of physical, mental, emotional & spiritual wellbeing.

Materials and Methods

•Biweekly Yoga training (60 min /session) was imparted to 60 students of BSc Nursing course for 6 months, in collaboration with KGNC.

•Introduction to theoretical aspects of Yoga & Yoga philosophy was given as part of training

•Practice sessions comprised of jathis (loosening practices), kriyas (breath-body coordination), surya-namaskar (sun salutation), asanas (postures), pranayamas (energy techniques) & relaxation.

Materials and Methods

•Selected biochemical & hematological parameters were recorded before & after training period along with Ferrans and Powers QoL index that was recorded before, mid & after training period.

•Due to inability to have separate control group, changes were correlated with the individual frequency of attendance.

Results

Results

•Post-intervention statistical analysis (RM-ANOVA) revealed highly significant & beneficial changes in most hematological and biochemical parameters.

Major Findings

•enhanced bone marrow function•reduced allergic tendency•alkalization of urine•metabolic reconditioning &•improvement in QoL indices.

•Positive correlation with frequency of attendance (Pearson’s linear correlation testing).

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Improved metabolic activity

Improved cardiovascular endurance

Decreased sympathetic activity / HPA axis,

Enhanced parasympathetic tone

Positive feeling of well-being indicated by QoL

indices

Psycho-somatic re-integration.

Discussion

These health-promoting changes may be attributed to:

Conclusion

• The present pilot study provides evidence of beneficial psychophysical effects

• We suggest that Yoga be made an integral part of nursing education as being done at Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth.

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