TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEARTFULNESS RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Computer Engineering

In earlier research studies on the occupational stress of working teachers, primary school teachers received much less attention than secondary, senior secondary, and higher education teachers. Primary teachers, who plant the earliest seeds of education in children's minds, are the cornerstone of the current education system in India and abroad. A teacher needs to be stress-free to accomplish this; else, the goal won't be achieved. We have a number of stress relaxation techniques but the availability of teachers who handle their work-related stress with meditation is incredibly very low. Previous research has demonstrated that meditation can improve cognitive performance and physical fitness while reducing stress related to the workplace. There is little study on the widely used Heartfulness Relaxation technique, despite its daily rising popularity. The dominating Heartfulness Relaxation procedure may be a game-changer in assisting Primary School Teachers in managing stress due to its cutting-edge training methodologies. This study examined the physical and psychological changes in teachers' health following a month-long Heartfulness Meditation Session. Private primary schools situated in Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) with student enrollment increases during the previous three years were the source of 150 teachers with age groups from 22 to 60. Teachers participated in a one-month Heartfulness Relaxation Meditation Technique Programme, and changes in anxiety levels were measured using the OSI (Occupational Stress Index) prepared in 1984 by Prof. A. K. Srivastava and Prof. A. K. Singh of Hindu University in Varanasi. The results show that the Heartfulness Meditation Technique has a beneficial impact on teachers' stress and anxiety. It is evident that the Heartfulness Relaxation programme significantly reduces the occupational stress experienced by teachers.

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