Managing Stress through Yoga

Abstract: Stress is the part and parcel of life. No one can lead a life in this world without experiencing stress in their everyday life. Stress plays the role of both the motivator and destroyer, it’s we who decide which role does the stress wants to play. There are a number of methods and techniques to manage and overcome the stress that we experience in our daily life and these techniques are called stress management techniques. Of the stress management techniques, yoga is one of that. Yoga is a group of mental, physical and spiritual practices which originated in ancient India. Yoga brings harmony between mind and body. Yoga helps the individual to cope with stress and it improves overall health and well-being. This paper gives a bird’s eye view of yoga as a technique for managing the stress.