Author(s): Bilal Mudasir Wani

Abstract:
The objective of the study was to determine the "effect of Sahaja Yoga Meditation on nutritional status of University students". Total sixty (60) male physical education students (Mean ± s; age 21.40 ± 1.649 years) were randomly selected from the department of physical education, Seba Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Paschim Medinipur and distributed in two equal groups. Practice of sahaja yoga meditation was considered as independent variable and nutritional status was considered as dependent variable. The nutritional status was measured by body mass index through formula given by Garrow (1987), Pre test - post test randomized group design which consists of a control group (CG) (n=30) and an sahaj yoga group (SG) (n=30) was used for the present study. The subjects in the experimental group participated in a sahaj yoga program for the period of twelve weeks, sixty minutes per session, three times per week; each and every session was possessed with 45 minutes workout, 5 minutes concentration pranayama while the control group did not get any kind of training. All data were presented as Mean and standard deviation. To examine changes after the intervention percentage change and an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to evaluate differences between the groups. The alpha level for significance was set at p < .05. Results: The result showed that there was significant (F(l,57) = 89.709, p < .05, w² = .30) effect of sahaj yoga meditation on nutritional status of physical education students. There was a 9.25% greater gain in nutritional status for SG compared with the CG. Conclusions: It is concluded that practice of sahaja yoga meditation improves nutritional status of physical education students by reducing psychological workload and improving physiological alterations.

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