Comparative study of mental health in women with Regular yoga exercise with normal women

The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the mental health of women with regular yoga exercise and normal women in Lorestan province. This research was carried out with a descriptive method and in the form of a causal-comparative design, and its statistical population includes women in Lorestan province who including 100 people (50 women who practice yoga regularly and 50 normal women who do not do these exercises), yogi women and normal women were selected by simple random and a questionnaire which was considered for data collection: Goldberg's 28-question general mental health questionnaire and multivariate analysis of variance and independent t-test were used for data analysis with the help of SPSS software.

The research results show a significant difference in the total score of all 4 subscales, physical symptoms (F = 4.82 and p = 0.03) and anxiety and insomnia (F = 12.81 and p = 0.001). p and social inactivity (F = 4.29 and p = 0.041) and depression (F = 10.04 and p = 0.002) among yogi women and normal women. Discussion and

research showed that yoga exercises and techniques can reduce hormones related to stress and negative emotions and affect the functioning of the central nervous system. Therefore, the mentioned hypothesis is confirmed. The research concluded that yoga exercises can be a way to reduce the symptoms of depression, anxiety and insomnia, aggression and interpersonal sensitivity in women.