Traditional Yoga and Its Essentials

Physical Education

The word Yoga comes from Indian philosophy, it literally means union and in this context refers to the union of the individual's soul with the universal. There is simply no other discipline quite like yoga because it utilizes the body, mind and spirit, all in one practice. Yoga is indeed a spiritual path that is based on ancient sacred philosophy, but one does not need to make an ethical decision when practicing yoga, rather finding your own path is wholly accepted. The holistic benefits of yoga are suitable for the young or old, sick or well, with any religious background. The secrets of yoga are inwardness, concentration, and purification of mind and body with cleansing thoughts and food. The mean differences were tested for significance at 0.05 level of confidence using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) among the three groups on selected Physiological, Bio Chemical and Psychological variables were considered as the effect of Traditional Yoga (Group I) and Tibetian Yoga (Group-II) practices on Type II Diabetic women. It was concluded that the Yogic practices of Traditional Yoga and Tibetian Yoga decreased the Physiological variables such as BMI, Blood pressure and Pulse rate; decreased the Bio-chemical variables such as Fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, Total Cholesterol and reduced the Psychological variable Anxiety and improved the other Psychological variables such as Work & Social Adjustment and Satisfaction with Life than the Control group among Type II diabetic women.

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