Students and Yoga

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Students and Yoga

Present-day students are future citizens of the country. So, a strong nation, both in intellect and discipline, has to be moulded from these students.

The aim of education is not mere transmission of ideas and information from one to another. It involves the creation of a full-fledged personality, both in mind and body.

Students have a lot of energy. So, it is the duty of educationists to channel this energy for productive purposes. The main problem faced by students is controlling their minds to channelise them for concentrated learning and productive utilisation of energy. Most students are adolescents and there is every chance of their brimming enthusiasm being diverted from the main objective of learning to stray activities. It is here that Yoga can do tremendous good. When students are made to practise certain Yogic Asanas and Pranayama, they get into the habit of a disciplined system of life. This leads to the control of body and mind, creates awareness and helps them become responsible citizens. Yoga helps a wandering mind concentrate on a specific task with single-minded devotion. It inculcates a positive approach to life.

Also, if students regularly practise Pranayama, their nervous system gets toned up and memory, concentration, intelligence and imagination will develop substantially.

Thus, practise of Yoga by students not only helps them control their body, mind and emotions, but also improves mental, emotional and other faculties.