Awareness on Yoga and Pranayama Practice Among College Students- A Survey

Abstract

To create knowledge and awareness about yoga and pranayama practice among college students. Physical activities are running have been shown to improve mood and relieve stress. However, college students often have poor levels of physical activity. This was a survey based study and was conducted on an online forum, Survey Planet. A questionnaire based study with fifteen questions were circulated among college students.This survey was carried out among 100 college students. Data was summarised as the number and percentage.The results were obtained and statistically analysed through SPSS software, chi square test was done to check the association and a p value of 0.05 was said to be statistically significant. The survey was conducted in the month of May, 2020. From this study, it was found that 50% of the students they never practiced yoga or pranayama in their life, so they are not aware know about the benefits of yoga, main reason for is due to lack of awareness about yoga and their busy work schedule plays a major role in their inactivity. Nearly, 30% of the college students have the habit of practising yoga and pranayama regularly , and still 70% of them are not aware about the benefits of practising yoga. From the survey it was also evident that ,males' perception towards yoga was different from females, where females preferred doing asanas in the morning, and males preferred meditation in the evening. Hence, it is important to create awareness among college students to develop the habit of practising yoga and pranayama to control their stress and other physical and mental ailments in an effective way.