Abstract
The purpose of present study to analyze
the effect of yoga exercises for human well –
being and enhancing mental health. Selected
sample was adult men. Total 60 healthy adult
men were selected and divided in two groups
namely experimental group (yoga group)
and control group. Their mental health was
assessed by mental health inventory (Jagdish
and Srivastava, 1983). They participated in
a pre-test and post-test randomized groups
design. The experimental group performed the
selected yoga exercises for 16 weeks. Mean,
SD, and’t’ value etc. Statistics techniques
were used for data analysis and interpretation.
The results revealed that there was significant
difference between mental health dimensions
(positive self-evaluation, perception of reality,
group oriented attitudes, autonomy and
integration of personality) of the Yoga group
and control group. The Yoga group has found
better mental health as compared to control
group. In general it can be concluded that
yoga exercises has a positive impact on human
well being and help to enhance mental health.
Keywords : Yoga, Health, Mental health,
well-being.
Introduction
The practice of yoga increased well-being
and mental health, reduced stress, and helped
in treatment (Balkrishna, 2007). In a single
group study on seventy-seven participants,
subjective well-being significantly improved
after ten days of yoga and lifestyle changes
along with a reduction in state and trait anxiety,
in different participants (Sharma, Gupta and
Bijlani, 2008 and Gupta, Khera, Bijlani and
Sharma, 2006).