It was a different scene at the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s official residence on Monday. His six cabinet colleagues had reached there for yoga training. The Chief Minister had called all those cabinet colleagues who were in Bhopal to attend the training program at his residence. Thus, those who were in their constituencies did not turn up. There were only six ministers who reached at first but later six more joined them.
The Chief Minister and Ministers practiced various Asanas of Yoga and Pranayam. After the yoga training, Chouhan told media persons that with regular practice of yoga, one can not only increase concentration power but also can also remain healthy. The ministers and Chief Minister practiced various Yoga activities like Asanas, Pranayam and Dhyan in the morning. These asanas included Greeva and Kati Sanchalan, exercises of knees. Besisides, Kapalbhati, Anulom-Vilom, Bhramari Pranayam and Dhyan were also practiced.
The cabinet members who participated in the training were Home Minister Babulal Gaur, School Education Minister Paras Jain, Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh, Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya, PWD Minister Sartaj Singh, Higher Education Minister Umashankar Gupta, Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava, Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar, Health Minister Narottam Mishra, Minister of State for Tourism Surendra Patwa, Minister of State for Narmada Valley Development lal Singh Arya, Minister of State for School Education Deepak Joshi, Minister of State for Health Sharad Jain. Additional CS SR Mohanthy also joined the training session.