The Bhopal Branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India organized 'Yoga Day' for the members on the occasion of International Day of Yoga.
The programme was inaugurated by CA Anup Shrivastava, Chairman of the Bhopal Branch and CA Abhay Chhajed, CIRC Member of Central India Regional Council of ICAI. The programme has been organised at Yoga Sadhna and Anusandhan Center.
Yoga is conducted by renowned Yoga Guru Yogacharya Pawan Guru. CA Mayank Agarwal, CICASA Chairman has honoured Yogacharya Pawan Guru and Mamta Guruji by presenting Shawl and Srifal.
On the occasion, the CA members were then informed about the importance of yoga in life. The experts told the students that yoga is just not an exercise to keep body fit, but it is entire lifestyle. Discipline enters life when yoga is practiced everyday without fail.
They performed different asaanas on the Yoga day. They performed anulom, vilom, Kapalbhati, Sheetali and Bhramari Pranayam. They were told about the advantages of these asaanas of yoga.
The ICAI recognized yoga as a part of India’s glorious tradition and its greatest contribution to the world for promoting holistic lifestyle which is of great importance for all professionals including Chartered Accountants.
Yogacharya said that in order to maintain a balance between the professional life and health, the daily practice of yoga benefits each and every practitioner as it facilitates mind and body coordination, emotional equanimity and intellectual clarity to the practitioners which is required more than ever today.
CA Anup Shirvastava informed that in order to sensitize the CA fraternity about the health benefits of Yoga the function was organised.
As many as 50 CA members participated in the programme.