Author Name: – Gaouravi Vasant Choube, Kritika Sharma, & Rishita Binakia Date:- 24 March 2026
Background: In many cultures, women often juggle several roles at the same time. These multiple roles can lead to stress, tiredness, and affect their mental well-being. These pressures can upset mental balance and reproductive health, highlighting the need for an approach that covers both personal and social well-being. This review aims to examine yoga and mindfulness practices, rooted in Vedic philosophy and see how they help women become more self-aware and manage their emotions. They also promote a connection between mind and body, supporting overall well-being. Existing research supports the positive effects of yoga and mindfulness on stress alleviation, emotional resilience, and reproductive vitality. However, little is known about how these disciplines assist women in managing conflicting social roles. This review highlights the concept of role-identity balance. It examines the harmony women maintain across different social identities. This idea is used as a lens to understand how self-regulation may influence role performance. This systematic review followed PRISMA guidelines. ResearchGate, Google Scholar, and PubMed were searched for relevant articles, and the reference lists of selected studies were checked. 22 studies met the inclusion criteria in total. Drawing insights from psychological, physiological, and sociocultural domains, this review indicates that existing evidence suggests that yoga and mindfulness may encourage role identity balance (RIB) through the cultivation of self-compassion, mental adaptability, and embodied self-awareness. These qualities together mitigate role-related tension. This review suggests that yoga and mindfulness may serve as more than coping tools, supporting balance across emotional, reproductive, and social domains. In doing so, it advances a holistic perspective on women’s well-being grounded in both Vedic wisdom and contemporary behavioral science.
Keywords: yoga, mindfulness, women’s well-being, role identity balance.
