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S. K. Rajesh ¹, V. J. Ilavarasu ², T. M. Srinivasan ²

Affiliations
1 Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, IN
2 Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, Karnatka, IN

Abstract

In recent years, construct mindfulness has emerged as one of the main focus of study within the positive psychology movement. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and wellbeing in a sample of college students. The sample comprised 275 under graduate students (204 =Female; 76=Male; 5= unreported; in the age range18 to 29 years) from three colleges in Southern India. The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale( MAAS) was used to measure dispositional mindfulness. Further wellbeing was measure using Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) and Short Depression Happiness Scale (SDHS). Spearman correlation coefficients were used to examine the association between mindfulness and well-being domains. Dispositional mindfulness was positively and significantly correlated with well-being related constructs SWEMWBS (rs = .46) and happiness (rs = .42) (all p's < .01). The results showed that participants higher on mindfulness had greater concordance with well-being.

Keywords

Mindfulness, Positive Psycology, Happiness.

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B. Natesh ¹, S. K. Rajesh ¹, H. R. Nagendra ¹

Affiliations
1 Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, Karnatka, IN

Abstract

Mindfulness an individual becomes increasingly aware and attentive in the moment has been one of the main focuses of study within the positive psychology movement. The majority of this research has been conducted with adults. The current study aimed to establish the relationship between state mindfulness and working memory in children. Participants were 167 healthy school children (69 girls, 98 boys) who attended Personality Development Camp. Participants age ranged from 12 to 16 years with a mean age of 13.97 years (SD=1.03). The Corsi-Blocks task was used to measure of visuo-spatial Working memory. Further psychological states were measure using state mindfulness attention awareness scale and state anxiety inventory. State mindfulness had a large inverse and significant correlation with the State anxiety (r=-0.49, p<0.01) and a large positive and significant correlation with the Corsi forward (Forward Corrected r=0.35, p<0.01 and forward block span r=0.31, p<0.01). Further state mindfulness had significant positive correlation with Corsi backward (backward corrected r=0.26, p<0.01 and backward block span r=0.26, p<0.01). Higher-order cognitive processes appear to have positive relationships between mindfulness.

Keywords

State Mindfulness, Working Memory, Children.

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Vikas Rawat ¹, S. K. Rajesh ¹, Raghuram Nagarathna ¹

Affiliations
1 Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, IN

Abstract

The benefits of physical fitness are widely acknowledged and extend across many domains of wellness and health. Aim of this study was to investigate differences in physical fitness in healthy individuals, who regularly practice yoga and non-experienced participants. This study compared hundred and ten competitive yoga children with equal number, age, gender, weight-matched healthy yoga motivated children who were naive. Sample consists of 50 boys and 60 girls in each group. Anthropometric measurements, spinal flexibility, hand grip strength and ventilatory ftmction were recorded. Independent-samples t-tests were performed to determine whether statistically significant between groups. Yoga practitioners scored significantly higher on all domams of Physical fitness except on Left handgrip strength when compared with non practitioners. This study has shown children who practice yoga has seem to have higher physical fitness than non practitioners. Hence we recommend that yoga be introduced at school level in order to improve physical fitness and ventilatory functions of students.

Keywords

Physical Fitness, Yoga, Flexibility, Handgrip, PEFR.

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Jin Sook Park ¹, S. K. Rajesh ¹, Judu V. Ilavarasu ¹, Ramachandra G. Bhat ¹

Affiliations
1 Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA) Yoga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Conceptualizing and measuring virtue construct is a major, emerging issue in the field of educational research in the context of character development and positive personality development. Increase of virtues (sattva) and decrease of vices (tamas and rajas) is an indication or parameter of one's progress in the path of Yoga and spirituality. India is a country where rich literary resources regarding virtue are available. In this article, we provide extensive Indian philosophical literatures on virtue, and address the necessity of developing a culturally relevant and appropriate psychological tool to assess virtue based on Indian indigenous concepts and ethos. With regard to the measuring tool development, we propose that Implicit Association Test (IAT) would be immensely useful in measuring virtue. This is to minimize the threat of various response biases in self-report assessment method. Further, along with the movements of positive psychology and Indian psychology, we hope that this paper could contribute to the development of positive qualities in human and inspire people to progress in the life journey. Last, it is hoped that our research based on Indian indigenous concepts of virtue would support the advancement of Indian psychology where in the domains of human mind and consciousness are explored more in depth.

Keywords

Virtues, Bhagavad Gita, Indian Religion, Spirituality, Implicit Association Test (IAT), Yoga.

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Monali Devaraj Mathad ¹, Balaram Pradhan ¹, S. K. Rajesh ²

Affiliations
1 Division of Yoga & Humanities, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, Karnataka, IN
2 Division of Yoga & Physical Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Nurses and nursing students regularly get exposed to pain and sufferings of the patients. Indeed, being empathic and compassionate during patient care is required, yet, the decline in empathy and experience of compassion fatigue was evident during the clinical experience. Here comes the role of self-compassion. Self-compassion is being warm and caring at times of hardship, being kind to self, accepting suffering or unpleasant experiences as they are and being non-judgment. When an individual can be compassionate towards self, he/she can be compassionate towards others during suffering. Substantially, interventions that would improve self-compassion can be emphasized in the nursing curriculum. However, brief self-compassion intervention, MBSR program, and yoga intervention have reported promising results.

Keywords

Empathy, Self-Compassion, Nursing, Yoga.

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