Yogic activities have started in AIIMS, Rishikesh on the occasion of International Yoga Day (21 June).
Various yogic activities have started in AIIMS, Rishikesh on the occasion of International Yoga Day (21 June). Under which a yoga workshop and lecture were organized. Personnel from various departments participated in the program, during which they were also made to practice yoga activities.
Under the able guidance of the institute’s Director and CEO Professor (Doctor) Meenu Singh, a yoga workshop was organized by the AYUSH department for the administrative and engineering departments late on Monday evening.
On this occasion, Senior Medical Officer of the AYUSH department, Dr. Srilay Mohanty said that in the current hectic and stressful routine, everyone should take advantage of AYUSH methods for their better health. He said that International Yoga Day is celebrated all over the world on 21 June every year since the year 2015 with the message of keeping the world disease free through yoga.
AYUSH Medical Officer Dr. Shweta Mishra said that this year it has been decided to celebrate International Yoga Festival with the message of the theme “One Earth One Health”. In view of this, various yoga activities have been started by various departments in AIIMS Rishikesh.
In the lecture series, Dr. Shweta said that in the present hectic life, lifestyle is having an adverse effect on public health and people are falling prey to serious diseases due to wrong eating habits, climate change, pollution, lack of physical activities etc. Therefore, to avoid all these and stay healthy, we have to imbibe yoga.
With regular yoga practice under the right guidance, improvement in daily routine, exercise, we can keep ourselves fit and healthy.
During this, Yoga Instructor Deepchandra Joshi of AYUSH Department also made the participants practice various yogic activities.
In the workshop, about 150 officers and employees of the institute including Executive Engineer Rahulji from Engineering Department participated.
On the other hand, a yoga workshop was organized for nursing officers under the aegis of AIIMS AYUSH Department on Saturday, in which more than 200 officers practiced various yoga activities.
