Abstract

This research study was conducted to evaluate the Influence of Integrated Yoga Training (IYT) on Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Middle Management Staff of an IT organization. A pre-andpost- research design was adopted for the study. A purposive sample of 20 subjects, out of 34 Yoga practitioners, was drawnfrom T.I. Infotech, Delhi NCR. The subjects selected for the study were homogenous in terms of age (27-34), educational qualification (graduation and plus), socio-economic status and work experience (07-14 years). The subjects were administered on the Mental Health Check List (MHCL) of Pramod Kumar prior to commencement and termination of 30 minutes Yoga intervention of Integrated Yoga Training (IYT) for two months. The data collected and analyzed on Sandler’s ‘A’ test with a significance criterion of alpha = or p< .05. The results shows that after two months of the Yoga training, the subjects differed significantly on both of their Physical Symptoms as well as Psychological Symptoms at p<0.0005, as compared to their pre-experimental stages. This implies that the subjects improved their mental health significantly after two-month practice of Integrated Yoga (IYT)

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