The Institute for Non-linear Science, University of California, San Diego, USA has found that Kundalini Yoga is effective in the treatment of:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Option (1) Depression — Incorrect. Yoga helps here too, but through a different technique: research at NIMHANS showed that Sudarshana Kriya Yoga (SKY) reduces depression. It is not the San Diego finding on Kundalini Yoga.
Option (2) Obsessive-compulsive disorder — Correct. The Institute for Non-linear Science, University of California, San Diego found that Kundalini Yoga is effective in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Kundalini Yoga combines pranayama (breathing techniques) with the chanting of mantras.
Option (3) Post-traumatic stress disorder — Incorrect. The rapid breathing of SKY is a low-risk, low-cost aid in treating PTSD and has been used to help survivors of mass disasters; again SKY, not Kundalini Yoga.
Option (4) Sleep disorder — Incorrect. Insomnia is treated with yoga in general: it shortens the time taken to fall asleep and improves the quality of sleep. The finding about Kundalini Yoga is on a different disorder.
NCERT (2025-26): “Alternative Therapies … The rapid breathing techniques to induce hyperventilation as in Sudarshana Kriya Yoga (SKY) is found to be a beneficial, low-risk, low-cost adjunct to the treatment of stress, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, stress-related medical illnesses, substance abuse, and rehabilitation of criminal offenders. SKY has been used as a public health intervention technique to alleviate PTSD in survivors of mass disasters. Yoga techniques enhance well-being, mood, attention, mental focus, and stress tolerance. Proper training by a skilled teacher and a 30-minute practice every day will maximise the benefits. Research conducted at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), India, has shown that SKY reduces depression. Further, alcoholic patients who practice SKY have reduced depression and stress levels. Insomnia is treated with yoga. Yoga reduces the time to go to sleep and improves the quality of sleep. Kundalini Yoga taught in the USA has been found to be effective in treatment of mental disorders. The Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego, USA has found that Kundalini Yoga is effective in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Kundalini Yoga combines pranayama or breathing techniques with chanting of mantras.…” |