On the occasion of International Yoga Day, the National Book Trust, India organised a workshop on Yoga for its employees at the NBT premises.
The session was conducted by Rahul from Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi.
While inaugurating the workshop, Rita Chowdhury, director, NBT said that we all are under a lot of stress which is the outcome of our day to day activities and sedentary lifestyle. To lead a healthy life, we need to detoxify our body as well as our mind and soul; and yoga is the best tool for that. Hence, we should all practice yoga everyday.
Defining asana, Rahul said that asana is a posture in which one can breathe effortlessly and keep his or her mind in a peaceful state. During the session, Rahul introduced various asanas (postures), including Vrajasana, Tadasana, Shavasana, Bhujangasana among others. He informed that these asanas can be practiced regularly as they are helpful for the people suffering from stress-related diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, spondylitis, cervical et al. The programme ended with a mediation session.