Effects of Yoga on Mental and Physical Health in Teacher Educators

Abstract

This report summarizes the current evidence on the effects of yoga interventions on various components of mental and physical health, by focussing on the evidence described in review articles. Collectively, these reviews suggest a number of areas where yoga may well be beneficial, but more research is required for virtually all of them to firmly establish such benefits. The heterogeneity among interventions and conditions studied has hampered the use of meta-analysis as an appropriate tool for summarizing the current literature. Nevertheless, there are some meta-analyses which indicate beneficial effects of yoga interventions, and there are several randomized clinical trials (RCT’s) of relatively high quality indicating beneficial effects of yoga for painassociated disability and mental health. Yoga may well be effective as a supportive adjunct to mitigate some medical conditions, but not yet a proven stand-alone, curative treatment. Larger-scale and more rigorous research with higher methodological quality and adequate control interventions is highly encouraged because yoga may have potential to be implemented as a beneficial supportive/adjunct treatment that is relatively costeffective, may be practiced at least in part as a self-care behavioural treatment, provides a life-long behaviouralskill, enhances self-efficacy and self-confidence and is often associated with additional positive side effectsNow-a-days people are rushing behind the materialistic world and lost the peace of mind. People are living in full of stress, trauma, anxiety and frustration. At present yoga education is the need of the hour. The present study was conducted to know the interests of the B. Ed students, towards the yoga teaching profession and to seek their suggestion for the improvement of yoga teaching profession. In modern technological period man faced various complex situations like stresses, irritation, anxiety, depression, loneliness, ego problem etc. In these situations yoga education is very useful to everyperson