Vol. 1, Issue 7, Part M (2015)

Abstract
Urban life in India isrnfull of stress and strain. In such conditions, people seeking for relaxation techniquesrnare very much expected. Yoga turned to be one such effective techniques adoptedrnin urban community specially the working segment of the society. The presentrnstudy conducted in Mysuru city interviewing 60 practitioners who practice yogarnsystematically. The descriptive research design was adopted along withrninterview guide. For statistical analysis of collected data simple descriptivernand Contingency Co-efficient tests were adopted. The study founds yoga beingrnvery useful among the employed class of urban community though they arernsqueezing in time to practice yoga. With the perceptual difference, bothrnpositive and negative consequences are observed, the positive reflectionrndominates the negative.