Abstract : Subjective wellbeing refers to how people evaluate their lives in terms of feelings of wellbeing or the lack of it. Yoga is considered to be one of the effective tools available for human beings to overcome various physical and mental problems. Yoga aims at an integrated and harmonious development of all the potentialities of man, with significant reduction in stress, and consequently, a better wellbeing. A study was carried out among 100 students on the effect of yoga on subjective wellbeing, which was quantified as an index based on the parameters suggested by OECD (2019). The results showed that there exists statistically significant difference between the subjective wellbeing index of students doing yoga for a very long period (more than 10 years), when compared to different categories of less than 10 years. The parameters such as happiness, contentment, relaxation, enjoyment in life, tension, anger etc. showed significant difference between the groups. Reducing anxiety and stress and attaining more peace are important concerns, especially for students who are nowadays losing their health and wellbeing due to factors such as too much of concentration in studies, wrong diet habits, addictions etc.
Keywords : Yoga – Steps to attain good health, Wellbeing – Happiness, wrong diet habits – Unhealthy food habits.
Cite : Gourisankar, P. (2024). Yoga Practice - Subjective Assessment: A Case Study (1st ed., pp. 26-32). Noble Science Press. https://doi.org/10.52458/9788196830069.nsp.2024.eb.ch-05
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