Can a spinning charkha help have a positive impact on mental health?
| Nov 20, 2018, 17:43 IST
A new study has found that spinning a charkha for one hour on a daily basis may help improve concentration, multi-tasking abilities, patience and mind-body coordination. The Brain Behaviour Research Foundation Of India conducted a study on the impact of a spinning charkha on young people and children. According to their research, spinning a charkha for one hour daily had a positive and soothing effect on the participants. The participants were also subjected to psychological, personality and intelligence quotient (IQ) tests. It was found that there were positive results in all behavioural aspects.
“There is a great deal of stigma in the society on mental health. Mental wellbeing is often construed as being crazy or mad, which mean people find it difficult to talk about and even seek help in intervention. We, as a society, need to change this attitude,” said one researcher. The researchers also pointed out that one in four people in the world is likely to be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives. This alone proves how much of an emergency it has become that we focus our attention on mental health issues. Stay tuned for more updates.
“There is a great deal of stigma in the society on mental health. Mental wellbeing is often construed as being crazy or mad, which mean people find it difficult to talk about and even seek help in intervention. We, as a society, need to change this attitude,” said one researcher. The researchers also pointed out that one in four people in the world is likely to be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives. This alone proves how much of an emergency it has become that we focus our attention on mental health issues. Stay tuned for more updates.