Effectiveness of a Structured Yoga Intervention on overall Quality of Life among Working Women

Quality of life is a multidimensional construct reflecting an individual’s ability to harmonize professional responsibilities with personal and social roles. Among working women, competing role demands often result in stress and reduced well-being. Grounded in role theory, spillover theory, and the holistic framework of Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga, the present study examined the effectiveness of a structured yoga intervention on overall quality of life among working women. A single-group pre–post research design was adopted with a purposive sample of 60 working women aged 25–50 years from the IT sector. Participants underwent a 50-minute structured yoga intervention comprising loosening exercises, asanas, pranayama, chakra chanting, and guided meditation. Quality of life was assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF. Paired sample t-test analysis revealed a significant improvement in quality of life following the intervention (t (59) = 13.066, p < .001). The findings suggest that yoga is an effective holistic intervention for enhancing quality of life among working women.