Effect of Yoga on Memory of Higher Secondary School Students

Journal Title: IJAR-Indian Journal of Applied Research - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 5

Abstract

Memory is an ability to recall past events or previously learnt information or skills. Memory refers to the processes that allow us to record, store and later retrieve experiences and information. The power of memory is the major factors in learning. Improvement in memory has been reported in several yogic studies. The main objective of the study was to assess the effect of yoga on Memory. The study started with 80 adolescent student’s randomly. Two groups form on the basis of equivalent of IQ .Randomly one group select Experimental group and other is control group. Experimental group and control group were given pre-test to assess their short term memory. A yoga treatment consisting of yoga asanas, pranayama, meditation, surya namaskar and a value orientation programme was administered on experimental group for 15 days. The experimental and control groups were post-tested for their performance on memory tests. The results show that the students, who practiced yoga, exhibited better short term memory.

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Arpitaben Tulsibhai Patel, Dr. Pareshkumar B. Acharya

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Arpitaben Tulsibhai Patel, Dr. Pareshkumar B. Acharya (2015). Effect of Yoga on Memory of Higher Secondary School Students. IJAR-Indian Journal of Applied Research, 5(5), 41-43. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-535407