Balakrishnan Ragavendrasamy, Nanjundaiah Ramesh Mavathur, Nirwan Mohit, Sharma Manjunath Krishnamurthy, Ganju Lilly, Saha Mantu, Singh Shashi Bala, Ramarao Nagendra Hongasandra
Molecular Biosciences Laboratory, Anvesana Research Laboratories, S-VYASA University, Bangalore, India.
Molecular Biosciences Laboratory, Anvesana Research Laboratories, S-VYASA University, Bangalore, India.
J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2020 Apr-Jun;11(2):97-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.11.005. Epub 2019 Jan 29.
Extreme environments are inherently stressful and are characterized by a variety of physical and psychosocial stressors, including, but not limited to, isolation, confinement, social tensions, minimal possibility of medical evacuation, boredom, monotony, and danger. Previous research studies recommend adaptation to the environment to maintain optimal function and remain healthy. Different interventions have been tried in the past for effective management of stress. Yoga practices have been shown to be beneficial for coping with stress and enhance quality of life, sleep and immune status.
The current article describes preparation of a Yoga module for better management of stressors in extreme environmental condition of Antarctica.
A Yoga module was designed based on the traditional and contemporary yoga literature as well as published studies. The Yoga module was sent for validation to forty experts of which thirty responded.
Experts (n = 30) gave their opinion on the usefulness of the yoga module. In total 29 out of 30 practices were retained. The average content validity ratio and intra class correlation of the entire module was 0.89 & 0.78 respectively.
A specific yoga module for coping and facilitating adaptation in Antarctica was designed and validated. This module was used in the 35th Indian Scientific expedition to Antarctica, and experiments are underway to understand the efficacy and utility of Yoga on psychological stress, sleep, serum biomarkers and gene expression. Further outcomes shall provide the efficacy and utility of this module in Antarctic environments.
极端环境本身就充满压力，其特点是存在各种生理和心理社会应激源，包括但不限于孤立、限制、社会紧张关系、医疗后送可能性极小、无聊、单调和危险。先前的研究建议适应环境以维持最佳功能并保持健康。过去曾尝试过不同的干预措施来有效管理压力。瑜伽练习已被证明有助于应对压力并提高生活质量、睡眠和免疫状态。
本文描述了一个瑜伽模块的编制，以更好地管理南极洲极端环境条件下的应激源。
根据传统和当代瑜伽文献以及已发表的研究设计了一个瑜伽模块。该瑜伽模块被送交40位专家进行验证，其中30位给予了回复。
专家（n = 30）对瑜伽模块的有用性发表了意见。总共保留了30项练习中的29项。整个模块的平均内容效度比和组内相关性分别为0.89和0.78。
设计并验证了一个用于应对和促进在南极洲适应的特定瑜伽模块。该模块在第35次印度南极科学考察中得到应用，目前正在进行实验以了解瑜伽对心理压力、睡眠、血清生物标志物和基因表达的功效和效用。进一步的结果将提供该模块在南极环境中的功效和效用。
