Abstract

Dr. Harvendra Devpal*, Dr. Shaifali Sharma, Dr. Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Dr. Purushottam Das Sharma, Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma and Dr. Deepa

ABSTRACT

The word meaning of Yoga word is Addition or the meeting of Atma and Parmatma. In addition, a person can develop self-discipline and self-awareness from yoga if practiced regularly. It connects him to nature like never before and enhances his social well-being. A person will gain a sense of power once he does it consistently and help him lead a healthy life free from any problems. Yoga is a practice that connects the body, breath, and mind. It uses physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation to improve overall health. Yoga was developed as a spiritual practice thousands of years ago. Today, most Westerners do yoga for exercise or to reduce stress. 21st of June is celebrated as International Day of Yoga where people are made aware of the benefits of yoga. Yoga is a great gift to mankind which helps to keep better and maintain people’s health. Yoga has been the subject of research in the past few decades for therapeutic purposes for modern epidemic diseases like mental stress, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Individual studies report beneficial effect of yoga in these conditions, indicating that it can be used as nonpharmaceutical measure or complement to drug therapy for treatment of these conditions. Yoga has numerous benefits if we look at it closely. when a person practices several asanas and postures, it strengthens his body and gives him a feeling of well-being and healthiness. Furthermore, yoga helps in sharpening mind and improving a person’s intelligence. he can achieve a higher level of concentration through yoga and learn how to steady his emotions. This paper is aimed to maintain a stress-free life in a very short duration by performing yoga.