Comparative Analysis of Mindfulness Levels Among Yoga-Practising and Non-Yoga Practising College Students of Delhi

Mindfulness plays a significant role in improving mind flexibility, emotional stability and overall well-being. Now a days, college students are facing many academic, social and lifestyle related problems which is worsening their emotional and mental health conditions. Yoga is defined as the set of holistic exercise which is practiced by physical poses, breathing and meditation whichhave been described as a powerful approach to promote mindfulness & diminish stress. The aim of the present study has been to investigate the level of mindfulness of college students of Delhi and compare how those students practicing yoga regularly and those not practicing yoga are. The sample was 200 students i.e. 100 students practiced yoga and 100 students did not practice yoga from different colleges. The sample was selected using stratified random sampling. Mindfulness levels were measured with Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale. Google forms were used to collect the data because of its ease of use and convenience. The collected data were evaluated employing Descriptive statistics (i.e. Mean, SD) and Inferential statistics (i.e. independent t-test). Finally, the result shows that the yoga-practicing students (Mean = 5.08, SD = 1.27) were found more mindful than non-yoga-practicing students (Mean= 3.86, SD = 0.84). The independent sample t-test produced the value t = 7.997, p <0.001, which depicts that there is a significant difference between these two groups. The findings suggest that yoga intervention positively influences mindfulness, improve attention, awareness, and present focus of college students. The results imply that the integration of organized Yoga programs into theacademic curriculum should be used to enhance concentration, classroom interactions and productivity. The study shows that Yoga is not simply a physical practice but also a powerful approach to cultivating mindfulness and improving the quality of life.