Method: The study was undertaken among 100 yoga practitioners from Kozhikode, Kerala State, India. Data was collected using a questionnaire containing the positive mental health scale (Justina Lukat et al, 2016) with four responses, and details of the respondents such as age, sex, no. of days yoga was practiced, and the reasons for starting yoga practice. Data was analyzed as percentage, score and through statistical test.

Results: Majority of the respondents report that they were interested to start yoga after knowing about its benefits of yoga from others, and also because it will help to get relief from medical problems. Yoga practice is found to be helpful in developing a positive mental state for the practitioners. People with comparatively higher age are able to achieve better positive mental condition through yoga practice, as evident from statistical significance of the mental state scores. However, no significant difference was observed between the score of males and females, as well as between the score of respondents who reported different periods (days) of yoga practice.

Conclusion: Practice of yoga will help people to maintain better mental health through the development of positive feelings, which will also help them to overcome psycho-somatic diseases/problems in their life.