IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Dr. Vijaya kumar PS; Sahana AU; Anusha Rajanna

Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

The Impact of Cyclic meditation on Psychological wellbeing in special educators of individual with special needs.

Dr. Vijaya Kumar Ps, Sahana Au, Anusha Rajanna

Abstract :

Background: Special educators face unprecedented work conditions and expectations that affect their psychological wellbeing and professional outcome as well. This study examines the growing evidence that even a short–term CM practice enhance psychological wellbeing among special educators by reducing their stress, anxiety and depression levels Materials and Methods: special educators were recruited based on inclusion and exclusion criteria (n=20) age ranging between 25–50 years (Mean35±6.3) for a single group interventional pre–post study design: CM is a technique of ‘moving meditation‘, which combines the practice of yoga postures with guided meditation was given for a period of 8 weeks. The subjects were assessed on day 1 pre and post intervention on day 30 on perceived stress scale (PSS), Six letter cancellation test (SLCT) and Digit letter substitution test (DLST). Results: After 8 weeks of CM practice showed significantly better performance in the SLCT test compared to baseline by Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test (P < 0.0001), DLST scores (P < 0.0001) and significant reduction in perceived stress levels ((P < 0.0001). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that even a short–term CM intervention that can enhance psychological wellbeing of the special educators.