IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

EFFECT OF YOGIC PRACTICES WITH DIET ON LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG MIDDLE AGED WORKING WOMEN

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Miss. SUMITRA DAS, Dr. P. YOGA

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the study on transcendental meditation and surya bhedan pranayama practices on life satisfaction among middle aged working women. To achieve the purpose of the study thirty working women were selected from Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India during the year 2022. The subject’s age ranges from 35 to 55 years. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups consists of 15 subjects each namely experimental group and control group. The experimental group underwent a transcendental meditation and surya bhedan pranayama practices programme for 8 weeks. The control group was not taking part in any training during the course of the study. Life satisfaction was taken as criterion variable in this study. The selected subjects were tested on Life satisfaction was measured through perceived scale. Pre-test was taken before the training period and post- test was measured immediately after the six week training period. Statistical technique ‘t’ ratio was used to analyse the means of the pre-test and post test data of experimental group and control group. The results revealed that there was a significant difference found on the criterion variable. The difference is found due to transcendental meditation and surya bhedan pranayama practices given to the experimental group on Life satisfaction when compared to control group.

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