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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, demyelinating, inflammatory disease of central nervoussystem (CNS) which is characterized by spasticity, fatigue, depression, anxiety, bowel and bladderdysfunction, impaired mobility, cognitive impairment etc. and affects approximately 2.5 million peopleworldwide. Disease modifying therapies for MS which help in preventing accumulation of lesions inwhite matter of CNS are costly and have significant adverse effects. Therefore, patients with MS are usingcomplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and Yoga is one of the most popular form of CAM whichis being used immensely to reduce or overcome the symptoms of MS. In the current review attempted topresent the potential impact of yoga practices on reducing MS related symptoms.© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Institute of Transdisciplinary Health Sciencesand Technology and World Ayurveda Foundation. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND