Introduction: The present is study was to analyze the effects of an integrated yogic practice on the
selected psychological variables among the senior citizen.
Methodology: The subjects were selected from the male senior citizens of Coimbatore. The subjects age
ranged from 60 to 70 years. The convenience sampling method was adapted for the male senior citizens
from Coimbatore. The Psychological variables were in Anxiety and Depression. The subjects were
divided into two equal groups namely. Yogic Group and Control group each consist of 15 subjects of
total 30 subjects. The selected subjects were initially tested on the criterion variables used in this study
and this was considered as a pre – test. After the assessment of pre –test, the subjects belong to the Yogic
Group were treated with the meditation and pranayama practices. As far as the subject in the Control
Group was considered they were not given any specific training.
Statistical tool: The collected data were statistically analyzed with the paired sample‘t’ test to find the
significant improvement between the pre and posttest of all group.
Conclusion: It was concluded that the 12 week of training practice showed a significant improvement in
Anxiety and Depression in the Yogic Group.