Evaluation Of Yoga Pranayama & Vedic Maths In School Children

Removing math phobia and stress is a challenge for teachers and

educators anywhere across the globe. Many students develop stress and Math Anxiety

early in life due to inefficient learning environments. Breathing patterns of growing

students change under high stress and test anxiety and they become inactive during

the teaching and learning process. Disturbed working memory, cognitive skills, and Math

Anxiety affect math performance. Students develop emotional imbalances and

aggression. Such imbalances may magnify during their higher education causing

serious damage to their personality in general and career in particular. In such a scenario

any alternative strategies to reduce Math Anxiety and aggression, improve cognitive

skills and mindfulness play major roles in building a healthy personality and also in

deciding a student's career by influencing their subject results.

'Vedic Mathematics' by the late sankaracarya of Pure uses patterns in school

mathematics, which benefits teaching, empowers students with the feeling "I can", and

reduce Math Anxiety. Praeayama may assist in emotion regulation, managing anxiety, and

working memory, directly benefitting cognitive faculties. Establishing the efficacy

of Pranayama and Vedic Maths methods is a need of the present competitive

education system.