Authors : TarakNath Mallick

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 2 - February

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26feb760

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Abstract : The current review focused to gather the available reports whether Rajyoga meditation have an effective role for overcoming post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and allied reactions in a flood situation. The purpose of this article is to analyses the flood victims’ conditions, their psychosomatic illness in Indian context followed by comparing the scenario with slum people of Arambagh Block, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. Role of Rajyoga meditation technique has been recorded and reported for overcoming the state of post-traumatic stress. This study investigated the efficacy of Rajyoga Meditation (RYM), a practice taught by the Brahma Kumaris Ishwario Viswavidyalaya, in alleviating post-trauma symptoms among flood survivors. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 100 survivors (N=50 Nos. Experimental; N=50 Nos. Control). Results indicated that a significant reduction in Depression scores (p < 0.001) and a significant improvement in Self-Efficacy (p < 0.001) scores compared to the control group. However, no significant changes were observed in Resilience, but Sleep Quality has some insignificant result.

Keywords : Raj Yoga Meditation, Floods, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Quasi-Experimental.

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