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Yoga is one of the spiritual practices derived from the caves and orthodox school of different yogis of Hindu Philosophy. The practices were codified by Patanjali under the title of Ashtanga Yoga .Although Yoga was traditionally seen as a practice meant for achieving self -realization ,in recent years there has been significant attention given to the effects of yoga practices on physical and mental health . The aim of this study was to get insight into factors that have contributed to incidence of eating disorders,reasons for joining the program of Iyengar Yoga and contribution of Iyengar Yoga as a complimentary therapy method has proven to be effective as additional intervention in improving the quality of life in persons with eating disorders .In this article ,Iyengar Yoga practices are discussed for increasing their control over their carvings and mindfulness skill development .Reduction of negative functioning and increase in mental health, physical health and behavior regulation.