Prana is the universal principle of energy or life-force, essential for survival. This vital energy can be felt by almost anybody with guidance and training. Objectives: The present study seeks to assess the extent of sensations during perceiving the pranic energy between hands. The sample consists of 237 National Cadets Corps (NCC) students from northern, southern, eastern and western states of India, with a mean age of 18.0 years. Cross-sectional research design was used in this study. The experiment on prana involves experiencing the prana between the hands. After the experiment on prana, participants were instructed to measure the extent of sensations experienced by them and mark on the centimetres level given against each sensation in the questionnaire. The results were analysed using Pearson chi-square and contingency coefficient analysis. There were significant differences observed between participant’s ratings on each pranic energy sensation ranges from 0 to 30 cm. Participants rated their sensations on cm given, in which the majority of the ratings concentrated more in 1-10 cm and least rating found in 30 cm or more. Participants from different states, irrespective of their region, found alike in perceiving the extent of pranic energy sensations. Experiencing the prana between the hands led the participants to feel and quantify the pranic energy through felt sensations. This study provides the fundamentals of a scientific foundation for understanding the vital energy more concretely. Further theoretical and experimental research is needed to refine and standardize the measurements of life energy.

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印度青少年体验的能量能量感：一项横断面研究

呼吸法是能量或生命力的普遍原理，对生存至关重要。几乎任何有指导和培训的人都可以感受到这种至关重要的能量。目的：本研究旨在感知期间评估的感觉的程度PRANIC手之间的能量。样本由来自印度北部，南部，东部和西部各州的237名国家立宪民主党人（NCC）学生组成，平均年龄为18.0岁。本研究使用横断面研究设计。在实验普拉纳涉及经历了生命能量的手之间。在实验结束后普拉纳，指示参与者测量他们体验到的感觉的程度，并在问卷中针对每种感觉在厘米级别上进行标记。使用Pearson卡方和偶发系数分析结果。有参加者的评分之间观察到每个显著差异PRANIC能量感觉的范围为0至30厘米。参与者以给定的厘米数来评价他们的感觉，其中大部分的分数集中在1-10厘米上，最小的分数集中在30厘米或以上。从不同的状态的参与者，而不论其区域的，在感知的程度发现相似PRANIC能量的感觉。双手之间的普拉纳体验使参与者感觉到并量化了PRANIC通过感觉感知的能量。这项研究为更具体地了解生命能量提供了科学基础的基础。需要进一步的理论和实验研究来完善和标准化生命能量的测量。