Youth & Society
January 18, 2025
Mangesh Pandey, Krishna Kumar Dwivedi, Narayan Behera
4 citations
Emotional and behavioral problems represent a spectrum of issues that impact adolescents’ optimal growth and development. This two-arm randomized trial assessed yoga’s role in improving physical fitness, mindfulness, self-esteem, cognitive functions, and emotional and behavioral problems in 90 adolescents, aged 11 to 15, of both genders. Participants were randomly assigned to either the yoga or...
Frontiers in Public Health
2025
Sukesh Paranthatta, Titty George, H M Vinaya et al.
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Incorrect Funding In the published article, there was an error in the Funding statement. We mentioned that there was “no financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The correct Funding statement appears below.FUNDINGThe current study was supported by the Institutional Seed Money Grant by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA),...
Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health
2025
Mansee Thakur, Pooja S Singh, Veronique Nicolai et al.
Hypertension is increasingly recognized as a biopsychosocial condition influenced by psychological distress and systemic inflammation. The potential of integrative mind-body approaches such as Heartfulness meditation and yoga to offer non-pharmacological benefits through neuroendocrine and immunomodulatory pathways is a source of hope and optimism in the field. To evaluate the effects of a...
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
July 30, 2024
Harsha Bora, Natesh Babu, Rishi Praveen et al.
Background: Anupreksha-based meditations (AM) involve focusing on objects including images, colors, sounds, and the nature of the body and soul. Similar to Preksha meditation, which has shown positive effects on mental and physical well-being, AM is proposed to have potential benefits. However, the impact of AM on negative thinking, a key factor in various psycho-physiological ailments, has not...
Frontiers in Public Health
2024
Sukesh Paranthatta, Titty George, H M Vinaya et al.
3 citations
Sailors undergo anxiety and sleep disturbances due to prolonged journeys and the nature of their work on ships. Earlier studies indicate Cyclic Meditation (CM) being beneficial for managing anxiety and improving sleep quality. Thus, the current study was designed to investigate the effect of CM on anxiety and sleep quality among sailors. Fifty sailors were assigned to experimental (n = 25) and...