Scientists and healthcare experts have advised to accept the age-old, time-tested principles of yoga in daily life for remaining physically and mentally sound, apart from getting rid of stress of the modern day work culture.
A webinar on Yoga by the Thinkers' Club was inaugurated by Aditional District Collector Purna Chandra Mishra as the chief guest here. Mishra thanked the president and other members of the club for discussing on a very useful topic and that too on an auspicious day like ‘Deva Snan Purnima”.
The benefits of proper yoga practice are numerous. It is advised to start with the advice of trained gurus. Yoga improves flexibility of limbs, helps relief from stress, improves mental health, reduces body inflammation, increases physical strength, reduces anxiety, improves quality of life, boosts immunity in the body, improves balancing of the body, improves cardiovascular system, improves sleep, improves self esteem, improves health of bone and many other body functions, he said.
Yogachargi Itisree Nanda, a prominent personality of the ‘Patanjali Jogasrama’ of Haridwar, spoke elaborately on acupressure and yoga with demonstration. Nanda is the Director of NIC and is also District Information Officer. She specially focused on knee and other joint pains and allergy of skin. According to her, Kapal Bharati, Olam Bilam are usual yoga exercises. One should do these for a healthier living. In addition to these, she spoke on, Yanga therapy, Chakra and Sankalapa Chikistha, mati, asthi chikistha, naturopathy with demonstration.
Club president Barada Prasanna Das compeered the meet. Rajasree, Sujata, Anita and Kasturi narrated how they have been benefitted by practicing yoga from serious health disorders. Santosh Nayak, Dr Dipayan Pattanak, Professor Umasankar Misra, Bibhu Dutta Mohanty, Arnapurna Das among others got clarification from Nanda on different aspects of yoga.