The aim of the study was to find out the effect of yogic exercise and yogic breathing on the reduction of symptoms of respiratory disorders. The researcher have visited a school in which 1100 pupils were studying.  All the formalities that is required for an intervention study  have been completed. The selection of samples have been done according to the symptoms’ frequency of wheezing, coughing and dyspnea attack experienced by the students. Symptoms were categorized into 3 types, Cough, Wheezing,  suffocation, and have  studied separately. Here the researcher has made a control group and excluded from the intervention program. Students were instructed to do  practice regularly in a systematic way preferably early in the morning and it is for minimum 45 minutes, as they were taught 20 minutes yogic breathing and 25 minutes of simple yogic exercise, 5 minutes rest is advised between exercise and breathing. Researcher is used to visit respondents on every Monday and  Thursday and have collected their self report regarding the symptoms which they were experiencing. And observed the performance of participants and   necessary correction was made as and when required. The intervention program was for 90 days. At the end of the program data was analyzed by using statistical measurement- paired ‘t’ test. It was found there was significant reduction in the symptoms of participants after the practice of yogic exercise and breathing at 1% level.

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