Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2015

EFFECT OF YOGA ON MEMORY OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Arpitaben Tulsibhai Patel, Dr. Pareshkumar B. Acharya

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 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 EFFECT OF YOGA ON MEMORY OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 5 May 2015

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