Psychic Motives Behind Yoga

By : Debjani Mukherjee

Page No: 303-313

Abstract
Yoga has always been an oriental practice. Since ancient days it was a science of personal discovery and self-inquiry. This meaning has taken a leap to a more modern definition and is considered to be a regime for physical fitness as well as mental hygiene. Healthy mind is an outcome of a healthy body. Young working executives are getting pulled into yoga as a means of releasing their corporate stress. This study is an attempt to trace the changes in perceptions of people practicing yoga over the years, their motive when initiated to yoga and their journey of sustenance in this activity. The implications of this study is that it makes us understand that as conditioning of body happens due to regular practice of yoga, religiosity and spiritualism engulfs our mind and our way of thinking.

Author :
Debjani Mukherjee : Head, Dept. of Psychology — St. Thomas College, Bhilai. (CG), 490006.