Effect Of Yoga On Children With Visual Impairment

Childhood visual deficiency impairs children's neuro-psychomotor development, considerably affecting physical, mental, social, and emotional health. Yoga's benefits for various aspects of health for sighted children have been substantially supported by the literature. India is leading with one-fifth of blind children worldwide. Yoga's multi-dimensional benefits help to improve their ability to handle many of their challenges.This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of yoga practice on the physical and psychological health of children with VI.The study suggests that yoga has a considerable ability to improve physical and psychological health in children with VI. Results indicate that yoga is effective in promoting health, and may be prescribed to enhance individual psychophysiological performance in visually impaired children and adolescents, possibly as an exercise program within normal curricula.