Mysuru, Sept. 1 -- Asserting that yoga is helpful in maintaining health, former NMC (National Medical Commission) Chairperson Dr. B.N. Gangadhar said that many medical education institutions have included yoga in their curriculum and many cancer centres too have introduced yoga in order to maintain the mental health of patients.

He was speaking after inaugurating 'Manasa Yoga' National Workshop organised under the joint aegis of Department of AYUSH, Government of Karnataka (GoK), Government Ayurveda Research Centre, Mysuru and Department of Psychiatry, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) at the Millennium Hall in Platinum Jubilee Hall Complex, J.K. Grounds, here recently.

Pointing out that yoga has earned a special gl...