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There are examples in experimental social psychology that specify the benefits of positive emotional experiences such as the influence on people’s perception and how they interpret social behaviors and initiate social interactions.<ref>Forgas JP (ed) (2001), The handbook of affect and social cognition, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, Mahwah.</ref> <ref>Isen AM (1987), Positive affect, cognitive processes and social behaviour, Berkowitz L (ed) Advances in experimental social psychology, vol 20. Academic, New York, pp 203–253.</ref> Other upsides of experiencing positive emotions include people making positive evaluations (for both themselves and others) and lenient attributions, expressing more confidence, optimism, and being more accommodative in social relationships.<ref>Forgas JP (2002), Feeling and doing: affective influences on interpersonal behavior, Psychol Inq 13(1):1–28.</ref><ref>Forgas JP (ed) (2006), Affect in social thinking and behaviour, New York: Psychology Press.</ref><ref>Sedikides C (1995), Central and peripheral self-conceptions are differentially influenced by mood: tests of the differential sensitivity hypothesis, J Pers Soc Psychol 69:759–777.</ref>

There are examples in experimental social psychology that specify the benefits of positive emotional experiences such as the influence on people’s perception and how they interpret social behaviors and initiate social interactions.<ref>Forgas JP (ed) (2001), The handbook of affect and social cognition, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, Mahwah.</ref> <ref>Isen AM (1987), Positive affect, cognitive processes and social behaviour, Berkowitz L (ed) Advances in experimental social psychology, vol 20. Academic, New York, pp 203–253.</ref> Other upsides of experiencing positive emotions include people making positive evaluations (for both themselves and others) and lenient attributions, expressing more confidence, optimism, and being more accommodative in social relationships.<ref>Forgas JP (2002), Feeling and doing: affective influences on interpersonal behavior, Psychol Inq 13(1):1–28.</ref><ref>Forgas JP (ed) (2006), Affect in social thinking and behaviour, New York: Psychology Press.</ref><ref>Sedikides C (1995), Central and peripheral self-conceptions are differentially influenced by mood: tests of the differential sensitivity hypothesis, J Pers Soc Psychol 69:759–777.</ref>

== Well-Being at Workplace ==

== Well-Being at Workplace<ref name=":0" /> ==

Well-being at work is defined as an experience, which is influenced by factors, such as the internal culture and organizational ways of functioning, and by personal internal resources.<ref>Biggio G, Cortese C (2013), Well-being in the workplace through interaction between individual characteristics and organizational context, Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 8(1):19823.</ref> Three general sets of factors have been posited that influence well-being at the workplace.<ref name=":10">Danna K, Griffin RW (1999), Health and well-being in the workplace: a review and synthesis of the literature, J Manag 25(3):357–384.</ref> These encompass  

Well-being at work is defined as an experience, which is influenced by factors, such as the internal culture and organizational ways of functioning, and by personal internal resources.<ref>Biggio G, Cortese C (2013), Well-being in the workplace through interaction between individual characteristics and organizational context, Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 8(1):19823.</ref> Three general sets of factors have been posited that influence well-being at the workplace.<ref name=":10">Danna K, Griffin RW (1999), Health and well-being in the workplace: a review and synthesis of the literature, J Manag 25(3):357–384.</ref> These encompass  

# Work setting (health, safety hazards)

# Work setting (health, safety hazards)

There is evidence in the form of research to support that well-being and job performance correlate positively at the individual level and some strong evidence to claim a causal effect between the two under specific circumstances.

There is evidence in the form of research to support that well-being and job performance correlate positively at the individual level and some strong evidence to claim a causal effect between the two under specific circumstances.

== Yoga and Well-Being ==

== Yoga and Well-Being<ref name=":0" /> ==

Considering the history of Yoga, its roots can be traced back as far as 5000 years in India.<ref>De Michelis E (2005), A history of modern yoga: Patanjali and western esotericism, UK: A&C Black.</ref> Throughout its evolution over the ages, Yoga has emphasized on the important aspects such as holistic well-being (physiological, mental, emotional, and spiritual), regulating awareness and transcending towards the ultimate reality.<ref>Ivtzan I, Papantoniou A (2014), Yoga meets positive psychology: examining the integration of hedonic (gratitude) and eudaimonic (meaning) wellbeing in relation to the extent of yoga practice, J Bodyw Mov Ther 18(2):183–189.</ref> Yoga represents an original and ancient holistic way of life that includes physical, mental, moral, and spiritual domains of human existence.

Considering the history of Yoga, its roots can be traced back as far as 5000 years in India.<ref>De Michelis E (2005), A history of modern yoga: Patanjali and western esotericism, UK: A&C Black.</ref> Throughout its evolution over the ages, Yoga has emphasized on the important aspects such as holistic well-being (physiological, mental, emotional, and spiritual), regulating awareness and transcending towards the ultimate reality.<ref>Ivtzan I, Papantoniou A (2014), Yoga meets positive psychology: examining the integration of hedonic (gratitude) and eudaimonic (meaning) wellbeing in relation to the extent of yoga practice, J Bodyw Mov Ther 18(2):183–189.</ref> Yoga represents an original and ancient holistic way of life that includes physical, mental, moral, and spiritual domains of human existence.