THE EFFECTS OF THOPPUKARANAM (SUPER BRAIN YOGA) ON STRESS MANAGEMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: AN 12-WEEK INTERVENTION STUDY

Introduction: Effective coping mechanisms that are practical and economical for everyday life are required to handle the challenges that contemporary academic students experience. In clinical samples, Thoppukaranam has been shown to lower stress, but more research is needed to see whether regular Brain yoga lessons among functional Students produce the same effects. Objectives: This study examined the effects of 12-week Thoppukaranam practice on stress and psychological wellness. In this study, we tested whether college students experienced these kinds of stress. Studies involving participants have examined important psychological factors including stress. After receiving stress management training for students. participants who were practise super brain yoga had improved mental function and experienced reduced stress. Design / methodology / approach: sixty individuals participated moderate-to-high stress were randomly assigned to 12 consecutive weeks of Thoppukaranam practice. To achieve this purpose of the study, 60 Students were selected in the technique of stratified random sampling from SRM institute of science & technology Tamilnadu, India; their ages ranged from 19 to above years. another group is control group who did not practice Brain yoga. Stress and psychological health variables were assessed. Results: Significant reductions in stress and all psychological health measures were found within the Thoppukaranam practice group over 12 weeks. When compared to the control group, Super brain yoga practitioners showed significant decreases in stress, anxiety, and general psychological health, and significant increases in well-being. The group who did not practice yoga showed not significant decreases in stress. Conclusions: Super Brain yoga appears to be beneficial for stressed-out students and has the potential to support their psychological well-being.

Conclusiones: El Super Brain yoga parece ser beneficioso para los estudiantes estresados y tiene el potencial de apoyar su bienestar psicológico.The Super brain yoga known as Thoppukaranam has its roots in India.Indian ancestors used to do this as a routine part of their daily lives in the past.It improves memory and blood circulation 1 .Moreover, it activates our brain.The Tamil word "Thoppu Karanam" called in Sanskrit words "Dhorbi" and "Karanam," which respectively indicate together "two hands" and "two ears".Legend has it that Lord Vishnu performed the "Thoppu Karanam" in front of Lord Ganapathi in order to reclaim his "Sudarshan Chakra" that had been taken by Lord Ganapathi.The Thoppu Karanam ritual was then put into practise.During the worship of Lord Ganesha, this ritual is carried out by sitting up and down while keeping the hands crosswise over the chest with the fingers clutching both the earlobes 2 .In Tamil, "Thoppu Karanam" means "to hold both ears."This custom has long been followed in India, where it is carried out in front of a representation of Lord Ganapati.Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi have a son named Lord Ganapati.He is a representation of wisdom and intelligence."Ga" stands for intelligence, "Na" for wisdom, and "Pathy" is the word for master.The title "Ganapati" implies the Master of Wisdom and Intelligence in its entirety.The "Thoppu Karanam" practise is thought to enhance wisdom and intelligence.The Gurus advise their students to practise this technique to awaken and energise the brain cells, and this practise was common in the historic Gurukula System of education.current days This method is known as super brain yoga in the Western country 3-4 .

SCIENTIFIC APPROACH THEORY OF THOPPUKARANAM
Thoppukaranam, stimulates the pituitary and pineal glands by boosting pressure in the ear lobes.The key advantages of Thoppukaranam are that it is a quick, easy method for maintaining a healthy brain.By using these strategies, the students can synchronise alpha brain waves to stimulate and energise the brain, reduce psychological stress, and promote  in the precise same position as you did for our right earlobe.9. Take a full, nasal breath.10.
Extending the arms as above, similarly squat slightly to a position of sitting.11.Gently exhale while rising to a standing position.For a 12 weeks, execute the exercise 3 sets times in a ten minute (60 times) every morning (except on weekends) to help students focus and remember things better 22 .

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Data from the study sample's pre-and post-tests in one experimental group and one control group were analysed for psychological influences.Sixty students from who attend the SRM Institute of Science & Technology Tamil Nadu, aged 19 and older, were chosen for this study.The participant acceptance form and institutional permission statement accepted the procedures used in this study that engaged participants ethically as routine.The participants were divided into two groups, each consisting of 30 students.the experimental group 1 received Brain yoga for Thoppukaranam and brain yoga.While The control group 2 did not practise.

PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE (PSS-10)
The PSS is a 10-item questionnaire used for evaluating an individual's degree of stress.
Each item is scored from 0 (never) to 4 (almost always), with a range of 0 to 40 potential results.
A higher score denotes a greater degree of perceived stress.Each thing is given a grade on a scale of zero to 4, Positively phrased items are reverse-scored, the ratings are summed, and 6 larger scores indicate perceived levels of stress.In order to calculate the PSS10 scores, the scores on the four positive items are reversed (e.g., 0=4, 1=3, 2=2, etc.), and the results are then added across all ten items.Individually, the favourably expressed items are 4, 5, 7, and 81 [23][24][25] .

DATA COLLECTION
Participants with who matched the selection criteria were included in the trial, whether or not they experienced education pressure.They needed to be older than 19, at least.The participants' psychological makeup, their perception of the advantages of using brain yoga as a form of treatment after being diagnosed, their using Thoppukaranam practises, the resources considered, the safety, and the effectiveness of yoga therapy were all explored by the questionnaire.Standard forms that had already been produced and authorised by the researcher were given to participants.Along with the individuals' data, histories, diagnoses, and other details were logged.

STATISTICS CALCULATIONS
SPSS 19.0 was used to conduct the study's statistical analysis.The results were described using percentages, averages, and standard deviations.Since its beginnings as a statistical analysis tool, SPSS has developed into a popular among academics for a variety of features [26][27][28] .The analytical tool was used to investigate the experimental Group-I.Table 1  The analysis tool was used to examine the experimental Group-I.8

INTERPRETATION OF RESULT
The analytical tool was used to investigate the experimental Group-II.Table 3 displays the pre-test and post-test outcomes for without Brain yoga based on Stress.The 30 participants, mean value, standard deviation, and standard error mean of the results were distributed down as needed.The analysis tool was used to examine the Control Group.

DISCUSSION
When the baseline characteristics of the two groups were compared, one group showed a significant difference while the other group showed no improvement, therefore they were assessed for the study.Stress levels significantly decreased in the practising Thoppukaranam during the course of the 12-week study.The control group remained unchanged because they didn't have access to Brain yoga.In the yoga groups, we noticed a significant decline in PSS scores.Thus, practising Thoppukaranam allowed Group 1 Participants to experience reduced stress.The reduction in stress may have been influenced by Group 1's improved vagus function.Due to their intellectual background, the yoga group may have performed better on the stress test [29][30] .

GRAPH I PRE-TEST AND POST-TEST FOR GROUP I
According to the graph I analysis, participants in Group -1 Yoga practice module outperformed the Control group.12 weeks yoga practice has shown to be effective and causes significant Psychologically changes in Stress.

Graph-I Stress Pre& Post-Test with Brain Yoga
Source: Prepared by Authors (2024) The graph analysis showed that participants in the Group 1 Brain Yoga practise module performed well better than the Control group.Yoga has been proven to be efficient and creates major psychological improvements in stress after 12 weeks of practise.The primary goal of brain yoga is to reduce the psychological effects of stress.Students' evaluations of the advantages of yoga treatment were applied with successful results in experimental group

CONCLUSION
The Experimental Group I's yoga practise was significantly more successful than the Control Group II's.After doing Brain yoga for 12 weeks, the experimental group shows higher

AUTHORS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Mr. P. Sudhan conceptualized, designed, performed the experiment, gathered and analyzed the data.Dr. Jahira Parveen investigates the effect of effects of thoppukaranam (Super Brain Yoga) on stress management.

Figure 1 & 2
Figure1& 2 Show that The eyes, earlobes, trunks, extended nose, and even the line in the centre of Lord Ganapathy's nose are all strongly visible in the brain images.A striking correlation between Ganapathy and the pons, medulla, and cerebellum can be seen in the ventral view of the human brain, which is the brain as seen from above.The medulla and pons of

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GRAPH II PRE-TEST AND POST-TEST FOR GROUP IIAccording to the graph II in Figure3, participants in Group II's control group did not experience significant improvements.After the pre-test, no practise was given to the participants.There was no discernible difference between the pre-and post-test scores for Stress.The graph demonstrates that there are no effective outcomes.

Figure 4
Figure 4Graph-II Stress Pre & Post-Test without Brain Yoga outcome in psychological qualities like Stress.Training of Thoppukaranam help addition to enhanced concentration, memory, and brain function.Exercises in Brain Yoga need constant regulation of the body's functions for precise timing.practising brain yoga helps students cope with scholastic stress by enhancing their hormone balance, cognitive function, and mental stability.

Table 1
Paired Samples T Test For Pre-test and Post-test for Group I (Group 2) to Psychological Stress variables.If t cal > t tab Value, Rejected Ho there is relationship between without Thoppukaranam practice (Group 2) to Psychological Stress variables.Degree of freedom (df) = n-1 So df= 29.Then t table value is29 df = 2.045.

Table 2
displays the pre-test and post-test outcomes for Brain yoga based on Stress.The 30 participants, mean value, standard deviation, and standard error mean of the results were distributed down as needed.Paired Samples T Test for Pre-test and Post-test for Group I

Table - 2
Shows that Stress presents the pre-test and post-test value of Thoppukaranam practice.The Mean Value 3.500, Std.Deviation 3.472, Std.Error Mean .634,lower value 2.204 upper value 4.796, t value 5.522, df 29 respectively, resulted in Sig.(2-tailed) of .000, the t calculation value of 5.522 greater than the table value of 2.045.So it's considered statistically significant difference between the pre & post-test means at 0.05 level of confidence for the both test of Stress in Thoppukaranam practice.reveals that the Stress pre-test and post-tests Thoppukaranam had a significant value.

Table 3
Paired Samples T Test For Pre-test and Post-test for Group IIThe Effects of Thoppukaranam (Super Brain Yoga) on Stress Management and Psychological Health to University Students: An 12-Week Intervention Study ___________________________________________________________________________ Rev. Gest.Soc.Ambient.| Miami | v.18.n.9 | p.1-14 | e07624 | 2024.

Table 4
Paired Samples T Test for Pre-test and Post-test for Group II

Table - 4
Shows that Stress presents the pre-test and post-test value of without Thoppukaranam practice.The Mean Value -.46667, Std.Deviation 1.75643, Std.Error Mean .32068,lower value -1.12253 upper value .18920,t value -1.455, df 29 respectively, resulted in Sig.(2-tailed) of .156, the t calculation value of -1.455 less than the table value of 2.045.So it's considered statistically no significant difference between the pre & post-test means at 0.05 level of confidence for the both test of

Table 5
Abbreviation and its expansion