Benefits of Yoga for College Students - A Questionnaire Based Study

Aim and Objective: A Survey on awareness of yoga and it's benefits on health among college students. Materials and Methods: Questionnaires were circulated among college students and got about 100 responses to get information regarding their opinion on practicing yoga, their fears on practicing yoga and their awareness on its advantages and disadvantages. Background: Stress and anxiety have been found to be contributors to any chronic diseases. It decrease the quality of life, even with pharmacological treatments. Efforts are taken to find non pharmacological therapies to relieve stress and anxiety, and yoga is one option for which results are promising. Results: Most of the students were aware of benefits of yoga practice yet not ready to practice it regularly due to their busy schedule.