“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity”. More recently, mental health has been defined as “a state of balance between the individual and the surrounding world, a state of harmony between oneself and others, coexistence between the realities of the self and that of other people and that of the environment”.
We have achieved great advances in terms of science and technology which has made our lifestyle more convenient in the last century. All these had led us to be more competitive and productive, at the same time is laying significant stress and pressure on our lifestyles. These changes in our lifestyles has led to incredible increase in the incidence of mental disorders like anxiety neurosis, depression, schizophrenia, phobic disorders, multiple personality disorders, sleep disorders, eating disorders, addictions and several others.
Today, mental health has become more relevant than ever. Yoga is an ancient Indian science which offers a balanced solution. Yoga not only addresses the problems of our body, but also the mind.
According to yoga philosophy, every human being has three qualities. They are Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Sattva is the quality of faith, honesty, self-control, modesty and truthfulness. Rajas is the quality of passion and agitation, love and hate, fear and desire. Tamas is the quality of dullness, inertia, heaviness, emotional clinging and stagnation. No human being is devoid of these three qualities, each one of the qualities would predominate at different times. Whenever there is an imbalance in these qualities, it leads us to disharmony. To be continued..............
We have achieved great advances in terms of science and technology which has made our lifestyle more convenient in the last century. All these had led us to be more competitive and productive, at the same time is laying significant stress and pressure on our lifestyles. These changes in our lifestyles has led to incredible increase in the incidence of mental disorders like anxiety neurosis, depression, schizophrenia, phobic disorders, multiple personality disorders, sleep disorders, eating disorders, addictions and several others.
Today, mental health has become more relevant than ever. Yoga is an ancient Indian science which offers a balanced solution. Yoga not only addresses the problems of our body, but also the mind.
According to yoga philosophy, every human being has three qualities. They are Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Sattva is the quality of faith, honesty, self-control, modesty and truthfulness. Rajas is the quality of passion and agitation, love and hate, fear and desire. Tamas is the quality of dullness, inertia, heaviness, emotional clinging and stagnation. No human being is devoid of these three qualities, each one of the qualities would predominate at different times. Whenever there is an imbalance in these qualities, it leads us to disharmony. To be continued..............
