A three-day Yoga workshop, ‘From Crime to Spirituality,’ organised by Yoga Darshan Parmarthik Trust for prisoners was inaugurated by Additional DG Jail Sushobhan Baneerjee at Central Jail Bhopal on Thursday.
Superintendent of Central Jail Bhopal Akhilesh Tomar said that the founder of the trust Yoga Guru Swami Harshanand Maharaj helped the prisoners with easy asanas (postures) of Yoga to always remain happy.
On the first day of the workshop Swami Harshanand appealed to the prisoners to eat food completely provided to them in their plates and administered pledge to plant a plant on their birthday.
He said that the workshop is filled with patriotism and would prove as a milestone for the change in the lives of the prisoners making them better people to live and contribute in the society in a positive manner and leading a happy and prosperous life by obtaining peace from inside and outside.
The prisoners were detailed regarding the wide-ranging benefits of the Saral Matsya asana which could create a connect with the divine nature by Swami Harshanand, the unique way to connect was welcomed by the participant prisoners as they were witnessed smiling which was a gratifying gesture for the Yoga Guru.
Head of Pragya Manav lok Kalyan Trust Sadhvi Pragya Bharatiya advised prisoners to follow righteousness which could help in building a better life and future for themselves and their families. At the occasion of the inauguration Deputy Jail superintendent laxman Bhadoria, Alok Vajpayee, Ravindra Saini and Rahul Sood were present.