Original Scientific Paper

Effects of a 12-Week Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation Program on Psychological Stress, Inflammatory Markers, and Sleep Quality in Middle-Aged Obese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Manjula Rathinam¹, Eswari Varadharajan², Robert Citozi³, Jagadeeswari Suresh⁴, Mou Pramanik⁵, Ibnu Noufal Kambitta Valappil⁶, Karuppasamy Govindasamy⁷, Farjana Akter Boby⁸, Vlad Adrian Geantă⁹

¹Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Faculty of Yoga Science and Therapy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
²Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
³Sports University of Tirana, Faculty of Physical Activity and Recreation, Tiranë, Albania
⁴Pondicherry University Community College, Department of Physical Education and Yoga, Puducherry, India
⁵SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Humanities, Department of Yoga, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
⁶Pondicherry University, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Puducherry, India
⁷Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Department of Sports, Recreation and Wellness, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
⁸Daffodil International University, Faculty of Health and Life Science, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁹Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Arad, Romania

Sport Mont 2025, 23( 3), Ahead of Print

DOI: 10.26773/smj.251010

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