To promote a healthy lifestyle among employees and family members, 20 days of online Yoga Session is being organised at NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters. The virtual Yoga Session commenced  with inauguration by MVR Reddy, RED (Coal Mining) and Padma Reddy, President, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club (SLC) in the august presence of Srinivas K Murthy,GM(HR) & Lakshmi Murthy ,Vice President (SLC). The programme is organised with joint effort by NTPC CMHQ and Swayamsiddha Ladies Club from June 1-20,2023.

The Yoga session was conducted by Ramani Ranjan Panigrahi , Faculty and Yoga Expert with experience of more than three decades , to his credit he was the Yoga Faculty for Central Coal Fields ,IICM(Ranchi) & Bangalore University and conducted yoga and Stress Management training at Corporate Houses like SAIL, Mecon etc both in India and abroad.

Speaking on the occasion, RED (Coal Mining), Reddy stressed upon practicing yoga for its health benefits and hoped that the three-week yoga session will largely benefit the participants and encourage them to make “Yoga a way of life”.

Padma Reddy, President, SLC sharing on the occasion said that real wealth is maintaining good health which can be attained with regular physical activity and Yoga.

Yoga Faculty, Panigrahi in his address said Yoga is an inward journey of the self, with regular practice improves the efficiency in day-to-day work. During the first day of the session, he demonstrated yoga postures which enhance general fitness and shared the importance of breathing exercises to manage stress.

The yoga session saw participation of employees and members of Swayamsiddha Ladies Club. The concluding day of the yoga session will be held on June 21, on International Day of Yoga this month.