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The purpose of present study to analyze the effect of yoga exercises for human well - being and enhancing mental health. Selected sample was adult men. Total 60 healthy adult men were selected and divided in two groups namely experimental group (yoga group) and control group. Their mental health was assessed by mental health inventory (Jagdish and Srivastava, 1983). They participated in a pre-test and post-test randomized groups design. The experimental group performed the selected yoga exercises for 16 weeks. Mean, SD, and 't' value etc. Statistics techniques were used for data analysis and interpretation. The results revealed that there was significant difference between mental health dimensions (positive self-evaluation, perception of reality, group oriented attitudes, autonomy and integration of personality) of the Yoga group and control group. The Yoga group has found better mental health as compared to control group. In general it can be concluded that yoga exercises has a positive impact on human well being and help to enhance mental health.

Keywords

Yoga, Health, Mental Health, Well-Being.
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