Energizing the five facets of mindfulness for behavioral and mental health through yoga intervention: A study on urban Indian community

Pages: 1038-1043
Teesta Saksena and Ritu Sharma (Amity Institute of Psychology & Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)

Modern day living along with being complimented as an age of convenience for humanity can also be regarded as an age of great distress. The pace of evolution and urbanization seems tirelessly increasing in India, leading to a disparity in effective management of the new age contemporary modifications. This research investigation is an attempt to foster higher levels of mindfulness through yoga, reinforcing yoga as a measure to effectively prevent, manage, and rehabilitate the masses from the prevalent lifestyle disorders. It highlights the importance of yoga practices and documents its effects on the five facets of mindfulness among urban Indian adult community. Results indicate a significantly positive effect of yoga on all the five facets of mindfulness (p<.05) upon repeated measures of the construct, indicating yoga as an adjuvant intervention for psychological welfare.