“Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.” Practicing yoga might seem like just stretching, but it can do much more for your body than the way you feel, look and move. It even helps you with increasing flexibility, muscle strength and body tone. It improves respiration, energy and vitality. The Women Development cell of NSS training College Ottapalam conducted a “Weeklong” yoga workshop at 9.30 am at the Pg block. More than 50 participants were present during the session including B.Ed , M.Ed students and teachers. The programme began with prayer and aacharyaanusmaranam. Yoga Demonstration and training for our programme was led by Dr. Seema Menon K P Associate Professor of NSS Training College Throughout this session DR.Seema Menon K P highlighted about the need of doing yoga as a wholesome exercise which should be included in our lifestyle to stay fit and healthy. The session began with a warming up of spine and muscles and later moved to Surya Namaskar which helps in providing strength and for improving posture. Later he demonstrated different asanas like Warm up, yogasanas,pranayamas , meditation etc. and also mentioned about its importance. All the teachers and students practiced yoga for about 2 hours in the provision of the resource person. A yoga Pledge was taken at the end of the session . As a whole this programme encouraged the students to practice yoga and meditation on a regular basis for a healthy body and mind.
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