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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 80-83 |
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Ancient science of yogic life for academic excellence in university students
Sham Ganpat Tikhe1, HR Nagendra2, Neeraj Tripathi3
1 Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA) University, Bangalore, India
2 Chief Editor, International Journal of Yoga (Indexed with Pubmed) and Vice Chancellor, S-VYASA University, Bangalore, India
3 Resident Medical Officer, S-VYASA University, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
Sham Ganpat Tikhe
Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University (Prashanti Kutiram), 19, Eknath Bhavan, Gavipuram Circle, Kempegowda Nagar, Bangalore - 560 019, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0257-7941.103179
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Background: Academic excellence is essential to provide opportunities for students to work together to improve their understanding of concepts in their academic core. Academic excellence helps students to teach problem-solving and collaborative learning strategies.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess Guna (personality traits) in students undergoing Yoga Instructor's Course (YIC).
Materials and Methods: In all, 68 YIC students with a mean age of 28.03 ± 9.38 years participated in this single group pre-post study. The Personality Inventory data were collected before (pre) and after (post) the YIC.
Statistical Analysis: Means, standard deviations, Kolmogorov- Smirnov test, and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used for analyzing the data with the help of SPSS 16.
Results: The data analysis showed 11.33% decrease (P < 0.01) in Tamas Guna (dull personality trait), 0.68% decrease (P =0.819) in Rajas Guna (violent personality trait), and 10.34% increase (P <0.01) in Sattva Guna (balanced personality trait) scores.
Conclusion: This study suggests that YIC can result in the improvement of Sattva Guna (balance personality trait) among students, thus paving the way for their academic excellence. |
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