Health Impacts of Yoga and Pranayama: A State-of-the-Art Review

Thousands of years ago yoga originated in india, and in presentday and age, an alarming awareness was observed in health andnatural remedies among people by yoga and pranayama which hasbeen proven an effective method for improving health in additionto prevention and management of diseases. with increasingscientific research in yoga, its therapeutic aspects are also beingexplored. yoga is reported to reduce stress and anxiety, improvesautonomic functions by triggering neurohormonal mechanismsby the suppression of sympathetic activity, and even, now?a?days,several reports suggested yoga is beneficial for physical health ofcancer patients. such global recognition of yoga also testifies toindia’s growing cultural influence.