Book Title: World of Philosophy
Author(s): Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave
Publisher: Shanti Prakashan
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dents. Kumarica (2003) in her study reported that training in yoga exercises was found more effective in improving the mental health and academic achievement of students as compared to those who did not have any formal training in yoga exercise. Rani (2004) exmined the effect of yoga exercise on the mental health and adjustment of hostel girls and concluded that yoga exercises help to improve the mental health and adjustment of hostel girls. Bajwa (2008) concluded that yoga training is helpful for the emotional, family, health, school, sexual, and social adjustment of students. Yoga training also improves students' performance in academic achievement. CONCLUSION:
As healthy mind lives in healthy body, being psychophysical in nature, yoga leads to both mental and physical health. Yoga can increase the efficiency of performing a task and the achievement level as well. It helps in harmonious development of body and mind. Today, its role in achieving physical fitness, mental stability, emotional maturity and social adjustment has been recognised all over the world. A corrective appearance of result of yoga, is a good human life away from tension, despair etc.
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