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Nadanusandhana and Flute-Based Nada Yoga: An Integrative Approach to Stress Attenuation

Author(s) Neeraj A.V, Spoorthy R Savanth, Niveditha Dravid A, Aafreen Zainab, Dr. Parameshwara M.N.
Country India
Abstract Background: Stress has become a pervasive feature of contemporary life and is strongly linked to physical, psychological, and social morbidity. Traditional yogic sound-based practices such as Nadanusandhana and flute-based Nada Yoga are proposed to attenuate stress through neurophysiological and psychoacoustic pathways.
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a combined Nadanusandhana and flute-based Nada Yoga intervention in reducing perceived stress, depression, and anxiety among healthy adults.
Materials and Methods: A single-group pre–post interventional study was conducted on 12 healthy adults aged 18–35 years with moderate to high stress on the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Subjects underwent a 45-minute daily session (5 min preparation + 20 min Nadanusandhana + 20 min flute-based Nada Yoga), 6 days a week for 2 weeks. Stress was assessed using PSS-10 and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) before and after the intervention. Data were analysed using paired t-tests.
Results: Following the 2-week intervention, mean PSS-10 scores decreased significantly from 24.92 ± 3.70 to 7.92 ± 2.43 (t = 12.99, p < 0.001). Significant reductions were also observed in DASS-21 Depression (16.00 ± 3.16 to 4.83 ± 2.62; p < 0.001), Anxiety (10.58 ± 1.88 to 3.67 ± 2.42; p < 0.001), and Stress (19.50 ± 3.15 to 9.75 ± 2.34; p < 0.001) subscales. All subjects shifted from moderate/high to low/normal perceived stress category.
Conclusion: The combined practice of Nadanusandhana and flute-based Nada Yoga appears to be an effective, low-cost, and non-invasive approach for reducing perceived stress, depression, and anxiety in healthy adults. It may be considered as an integrative practice for stress management, pending confirmation in larger controlled trials.
Keywords Nadanusandhana; Nada Yoga; flute therapy; stress attenuation; PSS-10; DASS-21; yoga therapy
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-08-22
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