Can Yoga Improve Mental Health?

Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word ‘Yuj’ which means ‘to unite’ the individual consciousness to Universal consciousness. The practice of yoga is a collection of physical, mental and spiritual disciplines aimed to bring harmony between the body and the mind. Yoga is described in Ayurveda (knowledge of Life), as an old system of healing originating from ancient Indian Vedic culture, for more than 5000 years ago