South Asian News Network

Karnali, Aug. 7: Experts have viewed that yoga and meditation should be embraced as part of life for good health. At a programme on Ayurveda and Yoga for Mental Health for Health Workers organized here on Thursday by the Karnali Province Ayurveda Hospital and Research Centre, the speakers stated that yoga and meditation play crucial role for both mental and physical well-being in human life. On the occasion, Secretary at the Ministry of Social Development Roshani Kumari Shrestha said helps people deepen their concentration and thinking, which improves one’s mental wellbeing. She viewed yoga and meditation was needed for prevention and recovery of mental issues that have increased due to unhealthy eating habits and lifestyles, and stress. Psychiatrist Dr Sushil Samdarshi at Karnali Province Hospital said yoga and meditation could help improve mental health adding that both Ayurveda and modern medicine should be applied in a balanced way. Likewise, Dr Laxmi Narayan Tiwari of the Province Ayurveda Hospital and Research Center said that yoga and meditation could be effective tools to prevent and manage several mental health issues.