Benefits of Yoga for Mental Illness

Abstract

Yoga is a way of life that incorporates emotional, physical and spiritual qualities in all aspects of human functioning to attain holism, meaningfulness, perfection and completeness. It involves processes of energizing and fueling that lead an individual to align his/her personality and inspire him/her to achieve the greatest social, psychological, spiritual and moral coordination juxtaposed with the most imaginative and efficient functioning at the individual, family, culture, social, political, foreign and cosmic levels. The present paper aims to clarify and analyze the role of yoga and yogic traditions in mental health accomplishment, retention and promotion.It addressed and substantiated the curative, preventive and promotional role of yoga and yogic activities in mental wellbeing and human functioning. There was a lengthy discussion of the core psychotherapeutic practices and methods based on meditation and yogic practices. In addition, appropriate position has also been given to the processes by which yoga and yogic traditions exercise their effect on mental wellbeing and human functioning, based on the scientific findings of psychological research. The findings of this initiative suggest that it is important to communicate to the people of the world the true value and position of yoga and yogic practices.