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Obesity is a very dangerous global health issue and conventional treatments demonstrate poor long-term efficacy. The present study aimed to assess the effect of different series of asanas (Postures) i.e. sureyanamasakara , on body composition Variable of Obese Women. Thirty obese women in Panjab University, Chandigarh hostler age ranged 23-27year were purposively selected for in this study. The participants were divided into 2 groups: the intervention group (n = 15), which undertook a sureyanamasakara practice, and the control group (n = 15). Body composition, including percent body fat (PBF) and body mass index (BMI) was evaluated using digital body composition analyzer. Our results showed that the mean percent body fat (PBF) and Body Mass Index (BMI) of the yoga intervention group were significantly decreased at week 8. In conclusion; a continuous yoga practice had a tendency to decrease PBF and BMI. These findings demonstrate intervention effectiveness similar to that observed in other clinical research and indicate that continuous Yoga practice may be used as an alternative therapy for obesity prevention and health promotion in chubby women.