Development and Validation of Yogic Counselling Module

Background: Studies are available on efficacy of Yoga on psychological diseases. Review studies have discussed the importance of Yogic counseling. And Sattvavajaya, a type of Ayurveda therapy has been elaborately deliberated, its efficacy has been emphasized. But, there are no validated module available. hence current study has been undertaken. Methodology: The Yogic counseling module was prepared after a thorough review of Patanjali Yoga sutra, Ayurveda scriptures- Chataka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita. and publications on Sattvavajaya and yogic counseling. Thirty experienced Ayurveda, Yoga, Psychology experts, who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were selected for validating the content of the module. A total of 30 techniques were included in the module, and the experts were requested to rate each practice as (i) not essential, (ii) useful but not essential, and (iii) essential; the content validity ratio (CVR) was calculated using Lawshe’s formula. Results: Out of 30 techniques 3 techniques had the least CVR ratio (<0.4). The final derived module had 27 practices that were found to have a significant CVR ratio. The CVR for the final module was significant (≥5 for a 20 expert panel) with a mean CVR of 0.72. Conclusion: The yogic counseling module has good content validity.