Yoga and medical sciences.

The ultimate aim of medical sciences is the attainment of optimum physical and mental health for the individual. The ultimate aim of yogic practices is also the same, viz. physical and ll;lental well-being. The difference, however, lies in the use of different methodologies and modalities to achieve those ends. During recent years there has been world-wide interest in yoga. Scientists have been much interested in finding out what actually results from the practice of yoga and in discovering a meeting ground on points of mutual interest, so that medicinc and yoga together can achieve optimum functioning of not only the body but also of the mind.