PENGARUH SENAM YOGA DENGAN ALUNAN GAYATRI MANTRA TERHADAP MENTAL HEALTH DISOSDER PADA LANSIA DI PANTI WERDHA JARA MARAPATI SINGARAJA

Agus Ari Pratama (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Buleleng)
Ni Made Dwi Yunica Astriani (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Buleleng)
Putu Indah Sintya Dewi (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Buleleng)
Mochamad Heri (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Buleleng)
Sukmawati

Midwinerslion : Jurnal Kesehatan STIKes Buleleng
Vol 10 No 2 (2025): MIDWINERSLION Jurnal Kesehatan STIKes Buleleng

ABSTRACT Introduction: Elderly people are people aged 60 years or more. Mental health disorders that commonly occur in the elderly include depression and dementia. Mental health is a state of mental well-being that allows a person to overcome the stresses of life, develop their abilities, learn, work well and contribute to society. Objective: This research aims to determine the effect of yoga exercises with the sounds of the Gayatri Mantra on the mental health of the elderly at the Jara Mara Pati Singaraja Nursing Home. Method: This type of research is qualitative using a pre-experimental research design using group pre-testing. The sample collection technique used non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling technique with a sample size of 27 respondents. The data collection instrument used the Yoga Exercise SOP and mental health questionnaire. The effect of implementing yoga exercises with the strains of the Gayatri Mantra has an influence on the mental health of the elderly at the Jara Mara Pati Singaraja Nursing Home. Conclusion: There is an influence of yoga exercises with the strains of the Gayatri Mantra on the mental health of the elderly at the Jara Mara Pati Singaraja nursing home. Keywords: Elderly, Gayatri Mantra, Yoga Exercise