Efficacy of Thoppukaranam and Yoga for the enhancement of Verbal Analogy among Learning Disabled and Normal Girl Children

Abstract

In the present study an attempt has been made to understand the relationship between the Efficacy of Yoga in enhancing the Verbal Analogy among Learning Disabled and Normal Girl Children. The study was conducted at Vidya Vikasini Matric Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore involving 300 Girls. Cognitive Ability Test (2012) was used to assess the Verbal Analogy among Normal Girl Children and Learning Disabled. As a part of Intervention Practicing Pranayama, Vajrasana and Savasana and Thoppukaranam in a regular basis showed a greater improvement in the performance. Group 1 practiced Yoga (N= 50), Group 2 practiced Yoga and Thoppukaranam (N= 50), and Group 3 practiced Thoppukaranam (N= 50). Results revealed that there was statistically significant relationship between the participants those who practiced Yoga, Yoga and Thoppukaranam and only Thoppukaranam.