RESUMEN
The implementation of yogic practices has proven benefits in both organic and psychological diseases. Forty-five women with anxiety selected by a random sampling method were divided into three groups. Experimental group I was subjected to asanas, relaxation and pranayama while Experimental group II was subjected to an integrated yoga module. The control group did not receive any intervention. Anxiety was measured by Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale before and after treatment. Frustration was measured through Reaction to Frustration Scale. All data were spread in an Excel sheet to be analysed with SPSS 16 software using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Selected yoga and asanas decreased anxiety and frustration scores but treatment with an integrated yoga module resulted in significant reduction of anxiety and frustration. To conclude, the practice of asanas and yoga decreased anxiety in women, and yoga as an integrated module significantly improved anxiety scores in young women with proven anxiety without any ill effects.
RESUMEN
The implementation of yogic practices has proven benefits in both organic and psychological diseases. Forty-five women with anxiety selected by a random sampling method were divided into three groups. Experimental group I was subjected to asanas, relaxation and pranayama while Experimental group II was subjected to an integrated yoga module. The control group did not receive any intervention. Anxiety was measured by Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale before and after treatment. Frustration was measured through Reaction to Frustration Scale. All data were spread in an Excel sheet to be analysed with SPSS 16 software using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Selected yoga and asanas decreased anxiety and frustration scores but treatment with an integrated yoga module resulted in significant reduction of anxiety and frustration. To conclude, the practice of asanas and yoga decreased anxiety in women, and yoga as an integrated module significantly improved anxiety scores in young women with proven anxiety without any ill effects.
La implementación de prácticas de yoga ha demostrado beneficios en enfermedades tanto orgánicas como psicológicas. Cuarenta y cinco mujeres con ansiedad, seleccionadas por un método de muestreo aleatorio, fueron divididas en tres grupos. El grupo experimental I fue sometido a asanas, relajación y pranayama, mientras que el grupo experimental II fue sometido a un módulo de yoga integrado. El grupo de control no recibió ninguna intervención. La ansiedad fue medida por la Escala de Ansiedad Manifiesta de Taylor, antes y después del tratamiento. La frustración se midió a través de la Reacción a la Escala de Frustración. Todos los datos fueron separados en una hoja de Excel para ser analizados con el software SPSS 16 mediante el análisis de covarianza (ANCOVA). Las selecciones de asanas y yoga disminuyeron las puntuaciones de ansiedad y frustración, pero el tratamiento con el módulo de yoga integrado resultó en una reducción significativa de la ansiedad y la frustración. En resumen, la práctica de yoga y las asanas disminuyeron la ansiedad en las mujeres, y el yoga como en forma de módulo integrado mejoró significativamente las puntuaciones de ansiedad en las mujeres jóvenes con probada ansiedad, sin efectos negativos.