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Yoga has been used for millennia as a tool for self-improvement, with the ultimate goal of uniting the individual consciousness with the universal whereas mental health is a state of wellbeing in every possible aspect of life. The focus of this paper is to present the yoga as an aid to improve mental health. Yoga has numerous influences on mental health such as improving focus, reducing stress and light up moods and many more and for there are different yoga for different mental health issues listed in this paper. Yoga practices have become immensely popular as an aid to improve health like shavaasana, adho mukha vakraasana, natarajasana are used to prevent anxiety and reduce stress. Yoga-based practices are being extensively used as therapeutic ingredients, alone or as adjuncts to other therapies in a variety of disorders, both physical and mental. There is now strong evidence to suggest that yoga-based interventions are beneficial in several lifestyle disorders. Recent research has also shown significant benefits of yoga in mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis. This paper discusses the place of yoga not just as an aid but also a tool to prevent mental health problems.