Pintu Das
Volume-XII, Issue-IV, July 2024
Volume-XII, Issue-IV, July 2024 | ||
Published Online: 31.07.2024 | Page No: 271-281 | |||
Role of
Yoga in Societal Transformation: A discourse
Pintu Das, PhD
Scholar (ICPR JRF), Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, India. Anup Kumar Manna, Assistant Professor, Department of
Sociology, Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Yoga is an age-old Indian discipline propounded by the sage Patanjali that has spread throughout the world and gained the support of millions of people. Beyond its health benefits, yoga has potency in promoting personal wellbeing and thereby advances a societal transformation at a large extent. Fundamentally, yoga promotes physical fitness by practicing āsanas (postures), prāṇāyāma (breathing exercises), and meditation. This approach to health is holistic. By increasing strength, balance, and flexibility, these exercises improve general health and lessen the strain on healthcare systems. Furthermore, yoga promotes mental resilience by focusing on mindfulness and self-awareness, which reduces stress, anxiety, and depression that are common in contemporary society. Through the facilitation of mental health management, yoga fosters the development of emotionally stable and mentally robust societies. Beyond personal development, yoga has the power of sense of connectivity to improve society by addressing important issues like inequality, environmental degradation, and conflict resolution. Through the cultivation of compassion, empathy, and mindfulness, yoga provides people with the skills necessary to participate in social activism and promote constructive change. In addition, yoga practices that prioritize sustainability and connection to nature encourage environmental stewardship and promote a more harmonious coexistence between humans and the environment. Yoga presents itself as a potent catalyst for social change, providing a comprehensive framework for individual health and group empowerment. Through the integration of mental, physical, and spiritual aspects, yoga develops people who are not only happier and healthier but also more compassionate and involved in the community. Using yoga's transforming power to address the world's many problems can help to create a better future that is more fair, just, and sustainable. This present paper will focus to depict that yoga promotes to create the social transformation, including the development of a more compassionate and connected society as well as physical and mental wellbeing. | |
Keywords: Yoga, Mindfulness, Community, wellbeing, Social transformation. |