As noted above, yoga also delivers an array of psychological
benefits, and in fact, this is a very common reason people
begin practicing it in the first place. Perhaps the most
frequently mentioned psychological benefit of yoga is an
improved ability to manage stress. Yoga diminishes an
individual’s levels of anxiety, depression, and lethargy, thus
enabling him/her to focus on what’s spiritual and important:
achieving balance and happiness.
Supporting a Healthy Lifestyle
There is some very interesting psychology behind this that
students of Western thinkers (e.g., Freud, Jung, Fromm,
etc.) will find familiar and,
indeed, quite rational.
When an individual decides to
be happy, something within
that person activates a kind
of will or awareness. This
