Practice of Modern Postural yoga in Kolkata A Socio religious Inquiry

Abstract

Yoga the body mind technique has now become popular among newlinemodern urban dwellers. This is a traditional age old practice. Many people newlinetoday take up yoga for health-related reasons, to energize their body or to newlinefind relief from physical ailments. Yoga is a practice of physical fitness on newlinethe one hand and spiritual practice on the other hand. This process may newlinealso encourage a particular view of physical and mental wellbeing, the newlineembodied self, health, and individual agency Yoga is highly connected newlinewith religion (mainly Hindu Religion and then Buddhism). Yoga, mainly newlinethe postural yoga is now gaining popularity among the urban dwellers. newlineHere, the importance is given on postures and yoga becomes a means of newlinephysical fitness and mental wellbeing. newline