Effect of Yoga on Physical and Mental Health
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Review of related literature. 3. Pilot study. 4. Methodology. 5. Result and discussion. 6. Findings, educational implication and suggestions. Bibliography.
Yoga is the oldest system of personal development in the world encompassing the entire body, mind, and spirit. It is the union between a person\'s own consciousness and the universal consciousness. It exercises have a holistic effect and bring body, mind, and soul into balance. Yoga helps to develop a greater positive thinking, perseverance, orientation towards the supreme prayer as well as kindness and understanding from the way to self-knowledge and self-realization. Yoga has also been described as wisdom in work of skillful living amongst activities, harmony and moderation.
The content of the book is spread over six chapters. The first chapter deals with meaning and concept of yoga, mental and physical health and their relation with yoga and how yoga effects mental and physical health are also explained in this chapter. The objectives, hypothesis and delimitation of the study are also explained in this chapter.
Related studies are summarized in the second chapter. Third chapter is related to pilot study which is a preliminary investigation carried out to acquire pre-knowledge, concerning the subject matter of a main study to be conducted later. It is a collective term for small scale exploratory research. It serves as a guide for the main study. A pilot study has the same scope as that of the main study covering all the steps of the research process i.e. involving plan of the study, construction of the instruments, gathering of data, analysis and interpretation of data and at last writing of the report. Fourth chapter deals with research design, sample, research tools, details of experimentation. The fifth chapter reports about results. Main findings, educational implications and suggestions for further research are the content of the last chapter i.e. the 6th chapter. (jacket)
Yoga is the oldest system of personal development in the world encompassing the entire body, mind, and spirit. It is the union between a person\'s own consciousness and the universal consciousness. It exercises have a holistic effect and bring body, mind, and soul into balance. Yoga helps to develop a greater positive thinking, perseverance, orientation towards the supreme prayer as well as kindness and understanding from the way to self-knowledge and self-realization. Yoga has also been described as wisdom in work of skillful living amongst activities, harmony and moderation.
The content of the book is spread over six chapters. The first chapter deals with meaning and concept of yoga, mental and physical health and their relation with yoga and how yoga effects mental and physical health are also explained in this chapter. The objectives, hypothesis and delimitation of the study are also explained in this chapter.
Related studies are summarized in the second chapter. Third chapter is related to pilot study which is a preliminary investigation carried out to acquire pre-knowledge, concerning the subject matter of a main study to be conducted later. It is a collective term for small scale exploratory research. It serves as a guide for the main study. A pilot study has the same scope as that of the main study covering all the steps of the research process i.e. involving plan of the study, construction of the instruments, gathering of data, analysis and interpretation of data and at last writing of the report. Fourth chapter deals with research design, sample, research tools, details of experimentation. The fifth chapter reports about results. Main findings, educational implications and suggestions for further research are the content of the last chapter i.e. the 6th chapter. (jacket)
