Afarand Scholarly Publishing Institute Health Education and Health Promotion 2588-5715 2 3 2025 07 13 Yoga Exercise and Anxiety among Female Students of Borujerd Azad University Dormitory 67 73 2039 EN Roya Torkashvand Department of Nursing, Boroujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd, Iran Azam Jafari Department of Midwifery, Boroujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd, Iran Mohamad Jafar Mahdian Department of Educational Management ,Boroujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd, Iran Journal Article 2025 07 13 <strong>Aim: </strong>Anxiety is a bad and frustrating feeling that causes disturbance in professional, social and educational performance of students, especially those who are living in dormitories. Yoga as an anti-anxiety activity has been practiced in anxiety reduction. To assess the efficacy of yoga in reducing anxiety in students, who live in dormitory. <br><strong>Methods: </strong>Totally, 120 students who lived in dormitory were selected. Students were randomly assigned to two groups and students in case group received ten 60- min yoga sessions. In this descriptive-analytic study, Ketel anxiety questionnaire was used. The data were analyzed via X2, Fisher, and Variance analysis using spss.16. <strong>Findings:</strong> According to the results of this study, yoga had significant effect on reducing students’ anxiety. Before intervention, there was no significant difference between students' anxiety level in control and experimental groups (p-value: 0.139). However, after intervention, there was a significant difference between students' anxiety level in control and experimental groups (p-value <0.01). <br><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Considering the significant efficiency of yoga in reducing students' anxiety, representatives and those who are responsible should pay attention to yoga more than before. https://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article_2039_a48564053b3c7b54800246348c7fa4a0.pdf