BHEl on Wednesday observed the third International Yoga Day with great zeal and fervour. The day began with a lecture and Practical session in the morning at the Yoga Research Centre, Kasturba Hospital.
later, lecture sessions on Yoga and Yogabhyas was organized in association with HRDC for the members of WIPS, different grades of employees and Trade Union representatives in different spells. In the evening a brief presentation on Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation was held at cultural hall. lecture sessions were also held at schools run by BHEl Shiksha Mandal. DK Thakur, Executive Director; all general managers and senior officials were present in the programmes organized on the occasion. He also said that the Practice of Yoga has been going on since time immemorial. Through Yoga, Indians have achieved high rate of success in different walks of life.
Thakur in his address appreciated the efforts carried out in the last three years for the spread of yoga internationally and said that the initiatives have helped in reuniting the populace of the country with the culture of the land. He further said that the world has accepted the significance of yoga and we all should try to adopt the practice of yoga in our day-to-day life.
At the Yoga Research Centre Amrit Bindu briefed the gathering about the benefits of different types of yoga while explaining a few asanas through demonstration. It is noteworthy that for the last few years a lot of people are getting benefit from the yoga imparted in Kasturba Hospital.
A presentation on achieving mental peace through deliverance of responsibility in life was held at cultural hall for all the employees. Pravakar Das, AGM (ASC) briefed the gathering on the occasion while Smriti Sharma coordinated the programme.