2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2015.11.002
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Effect of integrated yoga module on personality of home guards in Bengaluru: A randomized control trial

Abstract: BackgroundHome Guards Organization is an independent disciplined and uniformed body of volunteers. All categories of home guards (HGs), who work in the field, experience varied emotions and are required to cope with varied situations. Yoga practices may be helpful to master such emotions and should lead to improvement in personality.ObjectiveTo study the efficacy of integrated yoga module (IYM) on personality (Gunās) (yogic personality measure) of HGs.MethodsOf 500 HGs who attended introductory lectures, 148 H… Show more

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“…Yoga can therefore be advised for its added benefits of fostering personality development because it is more in line with Indian traditional practices and is affordable. 21 It is well known that exercise is linked to better cognitive results. Mounting research indicates that mind-body interventions such as yoga may have comparable effects.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Yoga can therefore be advised for its added benefits of fostering personality development because it is more in line with Indian traditional practices and is affordable. 21 It is well known that exercise is linked to better cognitive results. Mounting research indicates that mind-body interventions such as yoga may have comparable effects.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The results have shown that the yoga module has improved the personality of HGs by increasing their Sattva Guna and reducing their Rajas and Tamas. 21 Transcendental meditation is a technique for smoothly reducing mental activity, allowing the body to enter a deeper level of sleep while the mind stays clear and awake. Orme-Johnson et al at the University of Texas demonstrated that mediators exhibit a higher physiological equilibrium than non-mediators.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The participants were working for prolonged hours in the night, and they might lose the ability to commence work based on society's demand. Also, it causes a reduction in productivity [ 14 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are reports demonstrating that yoga/meditation practice could enhance sattva across age group and among various professionals which has resulted in improving their well-being. [ 39 40 41 42 ] Therefore, the scope to train a specific emotional style through yoga/meditation practice is a possibility which needs to be explored. Thus, integrating yoga/meditation-based training to modulate targeted emotional style offers a working model to integrate Tri-Guna-based understanding of affective neuroscience and this approach probably could fulfill certain challenges in Tri-Guna research.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%