The Effect of ‘Sahaj Marg Raja Yoga Meditation’ Practice on Mental Health

The present research work was aimed to study the impact of Sahaj Marg Raja Yoga Meditation on mental health of the practitioners & the non-practitioners. A group of 100 practitioners were chosen for the study. 50 practitioners of Sahaj Marg and 50 non-practitioners were chosen for the study. It included males and females participants, who were studying in graduation and belonged to upper middle socio-economic status. The age ranged between 18 to 25 years. They were administered the questionnaire to measure mental health. The t-test was employed to differentiate between the practitioners & the non-practitioners. The obtained results were in support of the framed hypothesized that the practice of Sahaj Marg Raj Yoga Meditation would have positive effects on the mental health of the practitioners. The results indicated that with the practice of Sahaj Marg Raj Yoga meditation, the practitioners manifested better mental health than the non-practitioners and this difference was significant.