Effects of Yoga Nidra on Frustration Level in School Going Adolescent Students

Abstract

Background:  Yoga Nidra is considered as a powerful relaxation and meditative practice that enables practitioners to achieve complete and conscious relaxation. This practice is rooted in the principle of pratyahara, the withdrawal of the senses from external objects and focusing on the inner physical and mental world. In the dynamics of adolescent’s life, it is often observed that students regularly feel a sense of frustration due to academic pressure, peer pressure, changes in physical body and many other physio-psychosocial factors. Method: This study aims to observe the effect of Yoga Nidra Practice on school going adolescents of age between 13 to 18 years. The study is done on 31 school going students who were provided Yoga Nidra for one month as intervention under pre-post experimental group design. Results: Following the intervention, the students’ frustration levels were found to be significantly lower (p < 0.01). The level of frustration decreases significantly were seen in the boys’ group, the girls’ group and the total sample size (P<0.01). Conclusion: The finding indicates that there is significant effect of regular Yoga Nidra on frustration level of school going adolescent students. Regular practice likely helped participants remain composed in challenging situations.