DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i05.051

Pages: 1703-1705

Fifty students of IX and XI std, whose ages ranged from 13 to 18 years, where assessed by GC Ahuja group test of Intelligence (GGTI), at the beginning and again at the end of 6 months period during which the students were made to do regular Pranayama daily. The GGTI test is devised to assess the general mental ability of children in the age group of 13-17 Years. Following Pranayama were taught to the students- Kapal Bharti, Slow and Fast breathing, Anulom Vilom, Breath Awareness and Bhramari pranayama by a trained yoga teacher daily for 45 minutes for duration of 6 months. After 6 months of regular pranayama, there is improvement in academic performance of students as seen by the improved GGTI test scores. Both boys and girls performed equally well after six months of pranayama.