Abstract

Background: Healthy life can be considered as a by-product of practicing yogic techniques since it has been observed that yoga practitioners are physically and mentally healthier and have better coping skills to stressors than the normal population. Yoga views health and wellbeing as a dynamic aspect of human nature rather than just “state” that must be attained and preserved. Yoga is an ancient mind-body practice that is increasingly recognized to have health benefits in a variety of clinical and non-clinical conditions.

Objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding Yoga in health and disease Among Students, to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching Programme on knowledge regarding Yoga in health and disease Among Students at SCPM College of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Gonda

Methods: One group Pre-test and Post-test (Quasi experimental) design, Simple random sampling was used and 400 participants were chosen

Result: This study revealed that most of the students gained adequate knowledge regarding yoga in health and diseases after interventions

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