Yoga & Mental Health
Yoga And Mental Health 10 TH OCTOBER 2021 WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY (Mental health in an unequal world -theme of this year) Most of us believe the yoga is meant for fitness and flexibility and goes synonymous with the posture (asanas). It is presumed to be just a physical act with bending, twisting and balancing, and assume that one has to be flexible and strong. With religious practice, one soon understands the yoga is bringing the balance of mind, body and the inner spirit (soul) and live in harmony with self and surrounding. The word 'Yoga ' originates from Sanskrit word 'Yuj' which means union. Yoga is uniting of individual self with the universal self. According to Patanjali, Yoga is a conscious effort to gain mastery over mind. ( Yogaha chitta vritti norodaha).