Abstract

IMPORTANCE OF YOGA AND MEDITATION IN STUDENTS

Dr. Abanikanta Sahoo* and Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra

Abstract

Yoga is an ancient Indian practice that allows the mind and body to be connected with each other. It incorporates meditation, breathing exercise and stretches to reduce stress and allow relaxation, and rejuvenation. The education system is becoming increasingly adoptive in providing yoga and meditation classes to students. This is because meditating significantly contributes to good health by reducing mental pressure. It is beneficial for students for not only resolving issues in their academic level but also their social life. Yoga requires students to have strong commitment towards achieving their goals and giving maximum effort. Students who take-up yoga and meditation as their daily routine can have a better quality of life than others, and allow them to overcome obstacles in better way. Student between ages of 5 to 18 years are school age children & it is about 30 percentage. It is a period of growth and development of physically and mentally. The integration of yoga and meditation to students changes in attitude and behaviour, relive from stress and strain, build up healthy life Style, shape high moral character, and develop refined personality and make them complete well- being. Yoga and meditation practice can lead to students to the attainment of the highest goal of life the self-realization of the potentialities inherent in them.

Keywords: Yoga, Meditation, School, Health.