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Abstract : Stress can be considered as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. Stress is as the result of an interaction between an individual's emotional, intellectual, social and physical resources and the demands on him or her. Argued that stress is a different phenomenon from pressure. Stress is something more than pressure1. In addition, most of the aged are not accorded the dignity of care they deserve in later life. Alternate nostril breathing such as Anulom Vilom is noted for its physical and mental health benefits, including: improved patience, focus, and control. relief from stress and anxiety. Improvements to brain, respiratory, and cardiovascular health. Perceived stress is higher for students in various healthcare courses. Previous studies have shown that pranayama practice is beneficial for combating stress and improve cardiovascular functions but both fast and slow pranayama practice produce different physiological responses.7MATERIAL AND METHOD: A quantitative research approach with non-experimental survey design was used to conduct the study in selected area of Jhalawar District of Rajasthan . The study setting was in Green park area Jhalwar Rajasthan Non-probability convient sampling technique was adapted to select 30 senior citizen selected area of Jhalawar District of Rajasthan .A standardized Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was used to assess the stress among senior citizen . Ethical permission was taken from authorities in concerned areas. The written consent form was prepared for the study participant regarding their willingness to participate in the research studyThe present study found that in the pre assessment of stress the most of Senior citizens had severe stress 53% followed by moderate 30 % mild level of stress and 17%. After doing regular Anulom Viloma pranayama majority of the senior citizens shifted to moderate level of stress 66.7% and in 10% in mild stress. These results were supported by Panigrahi S et al (2015) which found that the most of the elders (86.66%) residing in selected old age home had moderate stress whereas similar percentage (6.66%) of them had mild and severe stress respectively