Yoga enthusiasts participated with zeal and enthusiasm in many programmes held during the International Yoga Day in different parts of the provisional State capital.
In the nascent Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) the faculty members and students participated in Yoga exercises held at college campus. The Vice Chancellor (VC) of HNB Medical University Dr Saudan Singh said that Yoga is key for healthy and stress free life. The Director Medical Education Dr Ashutosh Sayana elaborated on role of Yoga in daily life and healthy living with its role in multitasking and stress management. Dr P C Sharma from Batra hospital Delhi was specially invited to lead the yoga exercises on the occasion.
Yoga camps for veterans, serving armed force personnel and their families at Defence Services Officers Institute and Doon Sainik Institute was organized at HQ Uttarakhand Sub Area on the day. In these camps the Yoga experts shared their knowledge with the audience and informed about healthy life style, routine yoga, eating habits, benefits of Pranayam and other exercises. They said that Yoga is helpful in leading a disciplined and healthy life which indeed forms the bedrock of Army culture.
The students and faculty members of the IMS Unison University (IUU) participated in the programme held in the university to mark the day. The Chancellor Dr. M. P. Jain, the Vice Chancellor Dr. R. K. Pandey and Deans of all Schools also remained present. The three different sessions dedicated to Asanas, Pranayam and Dhyaan were conducted by Dr Sushil Rai and Rajnish Gupta. The Chancellor of the University Dr M P Jain said that Yoga is not only a physical or mental activity, but has a great spiritual aspect, especially in India. The Vice Chancellor Dr R K Pandey said that Yoga is a process of self realization as it is a union of the body, mind and the ultimate divine soul.
Yoga expert Sanjay Bhatt conducted a Yoga camp at Sai Institute of Paramedical and Allied Sciences on the International Yoga day. Addressing students, the chairman of the institute Harish Arora said that regular Yoga is a deterrent for diseases.