Page No. 128-133
Tanya Sharma, Parul Kumari and Vikas Kumar
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
Yoga emphasizes on maintaining a healthy lifestyle where the focus is on various energy
channels in the mind and the body that may be implicated in health and illness. The
practice of Yoga dates back to the pre-Vedic times and over the years many new forms
and branches of Yoga have evolved. However, recently it has been recognized as an
adjunctive treatment for management of psychiatric disorders. Though, many therapy
modules based on Yoga do not always meet the contemporary criteria of evidence based
practice, Yoga is still considered a useful adjunctive to traditional psychiatric treatment as
it is cost effective, easily applicable, and unlike pharmacological treatment, has no side
effects. Practice of Yoga should thus, be encouraged to promote health and well-being.