(A Govt. of India Aided Project) BPKIHS, Nepal
A Study On The Effect of Easy RajYoga Meditation (ERYM) On Stress in Eastern Region of Nepal
Budget: 973500 or USD $ 23,767
Investigators: Principal investigator: Professor Nita Pokharel (
[email protected]) College of nursing BPKIHS Co investigators: Dr. Ishwar Prasad Niroula Medical officer Department of Biochemistry BPKIHS Dr Krishna Pokharel Senior resident Department of Anaesthesiology BPKIHS Ms Hari Kumari Rai Incharge CCU/ICU BPKIHS Ms Kalpana Pokharel Incharge Surgery ward BPKIHS Ms Babita Singh Incharge Medicine ward BPKIHS
Project Summary: Objectives: Assessment of the level of stress in volunteers. Educating the Easy RajYoga Meditation. Studying the effect of Easy RajYoga Meditation on stress.
Introduction: Stress is the nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it. The "demand" can be a threat, a challenge or any kind of change/stimulus which requires the body to adapt. Chronic stress can predispose to a number of diseases like depression, angina, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer, obesity, eating disorders, sleep disorders, sexual dysfunction etc. Relaation is one of the best way of coping up with chronic stress.
Easy RajYoga Meditation (ERYM) is a method of autogenic relation with spiritual link, realization of the true self, contemplating on divine Supreme Being and making a mental link with divine supreme there by attaining peace, love and purity, joy, happiness, inner strength from Him. ERYM uses the mind rather than the body. It shows an interaction between the physiological and psychological processes.
ERYM is one of the training courses in RajYoga Education and Research foundation of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (NGO body on consultative status with UNO, UNICEF and WHO).
Subjects and Methods: Subjects: About 600 subjects (twenty volunteers from each centre) who have completed the introductory class and are willing for RajYoga meditation at thirty centres of Brahma Kumaris Spiritual University will be taken as a subject from each centre of eastern developmental regions of Nepal.
Methodology: It will be a prospective randomized controlled study. Subjects will be eplained about the study with more emphasis on the need for regular follow up. After an informed consent, they will be randomly allocated to two groups by sealed envelope technique. Level of stress will be assessed in each subject by asking them to fill up the questionnaire of a standardized rating scale (Interactive Health Resiliency Quiz for Stress Lifestyles). The study group of subjects will be given relaation therapy in the form of ERYM as guided by RajYoga eperts with the help of pictures, diagrams and audio cassettes and practiced in a silent dimly lit room. A total of 12 lessons each of 60 minutes will be given of which last 20 minutes will be devoted to a guided commentary on the meditation. They will be instructed to perform meditation for at least 20 minutes each day at their respective home in morning and evening. The subjects will continue meditation for three month. The control group of subject will not be intervened. After three month, the level of stress will be assessed in both the groups. Now the control group of subjects will be intervened. Data analysis: Student t test or z-test will be used depending on nature of the variable and their distribution using SPSS programme.
Budget Justification: Budget Breakdown (Raj Yoga)
Activity 1 Tool translation, pretesting and updating Person 6 2 Days Rs. 500 6000
Pretesting of learning materials 1000 Transportation 1 day Rs. 1000 1000
Activity 2 Data collection at 32 centres of eastern Nepal
Tools 400 pages 600 participants 2 times Rs. 2 48000
Pre intervention data collection 2 person 32 centers one day Rs 500 32000
Transport - 32 centres Rs. 2000 64000
Daily allowance 2 person 32 centres Rs. 500 32000
Activity 3 Intervention - Raj Yoga Training 2 person 32 centers 2days Rs 500 64000
Transportation 32 centres Rs. 2000 64000
Blood Pressure Instruments and Stethoscope 32 centers RS 2000 34000
Lap top one 60000
Projector one 60000
Teaching learning materials 700 copies Rs20 14000
Lunch + Refreshment 30 person 32 centers Rs. 200 192000
Post training data collection 2 person 32 centers one day Rs 500 32000
Transport - 32 centres Rs. 2000 64000
Daily allowance 2 person 32 centres Rs. 500 32000
Activity 4 Data management & report 5 person 10 days Rs. 1000 50000
Activity 5 Report printing 10000
Supporting staff 10000
Stationaries 5000
Communications 10000
Miscellaneous 88500
Total 973500 rupees
Proposed Funding by: We request your office for funding
Project Status: No fund till now
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