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Item Effectiveness of Yoga Practices for Emotional Health.(International Conference on Sanskrit Studies, 2017 Department of Sanskrit, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Chandrasekara, S.Yoga as a lifestyle or the ‘yogic way’ has a huge following. It is amazing that a tradition which is more than 5000 years old has today become a popular way of life. The power of yoga lies in its simplicity, flexibility and diversity. Yoga is not a religion, yet can be practiced in harmony with any religion. The yogic philosophy and its various techniques can be followed by anyone and everyone in any setting. This broad scope of yoga has made it easy for people from all walks of life, whether busy or active or even sedentary, to follow their own selective techniques, suited to their lifestyle. The yogic life style can be adapted and merged into any lifestyle with ease. If anyone practices Yoga effectively leads to emotional health. Emotional Health has been described as the capacity to live life to this fullest in ways that enable a person to realize his or her own potential. Emotional health begins with a person’s true understanding of how he or she feels about himself or herself. Emotional healthy people have high self-esteem. A person with high self-esteem has confidence, a sense of positive self-regard and belief in self. Self esteem has been called the blueprint for behaviors as it guides what a person thinks he or she can do and thus striving towards goal. What is a yogic lifestyle all about? Today yoga courses have sprouted all over the world teaching yoga asanas, pranayama and meditation. Yoga is an ancient science which harmonizes the body, mind and spirit. In the Bhagvat Gita, yoga is expounded as – “YogahKarmasuKaushalam”, which mean Yoga is perfection in action. A yogi is one who can do the daily activities of life with efficiency and awareness, without the underlying attachment or clinging, which may bring sorrow. Doing every action with awareness, without reacting to situations brings harmony in our lives. It can make you a better parent, a better boss, a better student or a better sportsman. It does not matter what your life style is. Yoga brings in a value addition at every level and enhances the quality of your life. Yoga is seen more as a counter-balance to one’s stressful and overworked lifestyle, which lacks proper exercise and relaxation. These factors have contributed to most life style diseases like hypertension, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, back & neck pains, obesity, migraine, depression, drug addictions, cardiac problems and even cancer. Yoga should not be seen as a panacea for all problems, yet it can prevent or solve most of these problems, if practiced under the guidance of an expert. Yoga was developed as part of the ancient Indian spiritual culture. Yoga was integrated into the arts, sciences and day to day life in the ancient times. The effect of this is seen, even today seen in the Indian culture. It is considered as a way of life which harmonizes the body, mind and spirit, thereby creating a peaceful and vibrant society. Yoga is not only for the body exercise, but also mind training too. Therefore, we need to maintain physical health as well as mental health. Emotional health will lead peaceful life for the happiness.Item Laughter therapy as techniques for reducing Stress(Department of Sanskrit, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, 2016) Chandrasekara, S.Laughing is an excellent way to reduce stress in our lives, and can help you to cope with and survive a stressful lifestyle.Laughter provides a full-scale workout for your muscles and unleashes a rush of stress-busting endorphins. Since our bodies cannot distinguish between real and fake laughter, anything that makes you giggle will have a positive impact. You do not need to be happy or have a sense of humor to benefit from a good laugh.Laughter therapy aims to get people laughing in both group and individual sessions and can help reduce stress, make people and employees happier and more committed, as well as improve their interpersonal skills. A laughter therapist's aim is to help you laugh more easily. Therapy is available in group or individual sessions - these start with a warm-up followed by a range of activities designed to get you giggling. Laughter doesn't come easily to everyone, but luckily the body can't actually Laughter therapy is suitable for everyone although most therapists work within the healthcare profession or in the workplace, where laughter is used as a means of relieving stress. Yoga is one of the popular techniques for the stress management and Laughter Therapy is one of the methods in Yoga. This paper pays attention to Stress Management through Laughter Therapy and focus here to know the stress and its further classification of symptoms. Stress is one of the killer in the present generation in Japan another name given to stress as KAROSHI, In conclusion, Laughter therapy is one of the best method to release stress and live very happy life with mental peacefulness.