A quantitative research study of the effects of Yoga Prana Vidya healing intervention on fatigue and subjective happiness of a sample of university students
1 Gayatri Spiritual Touch, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
2 Research & Publications, Yoga Prana Vidya Ashram, Sri Ramana Trust, Thally-635118, Krishnagiri District, Tamilnadu.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, 2022, 03(02), 025–037.
Article DOI: 10.53346/wjapmr.2022.3.2.0047
Publication history:
Received on 06 October 2022; revised on 16 November 2022; accepted on 18 November 2022
Abstract:
Introduction: Yoga Prana Vidya is an integrated and holistic system known to be effective in healing various physical and mental illnesses as complementary and alternative medicine. The objective of this study was to observe the impact of yoga prana vidya healing on the fatigue level and the happiness level of a sample of college students.
Methodology: The study design is pre – test and post – test method, with a sample of 25 participants. Quantitative data was collected using the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), and subjective happiness scale (SHS) and scoring the responses of the participants. A YPV healer was asked to give energy healing intervention to the participants through 5 sessions every alternate day over a period of 10 days. The healing consisted of sessions of 15 minutes of divine healing and few other supportive techniques. Data analysis was done using statistical techniques.
Results: Data analysis revealed significant reduction in the total fatigue levels. The physical and the psycho – social components were affected significantly, but the affect in cognitive component was not significant. In case of the subjective happiness level measured using SHS scale, analysis showed no change for the group, with 48% participants showing 16% increase and 52% participants showing 13.3% decrease.
Conclusions: YPV healing techniques caused significant reduction in the fatigue levels of the college student sample. In case of subjective happiness there was no significant change. One limitation of this study was small sample size. Further research using appropriate sample and methodology with longer and intensive intervention may be considered.
Keywords:
Yoga Prana Vidya System ®; YPV®; Subjective Happiness; Academic stress; Fatigue
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