Fitness time in city on yoga day

  • | Friday | 22nd June, 2018

Coimbatore: Thousands of people including students , enthusiastically participated in the 4th International Yoga Day functions held across the city on Thursday.RAF personnel, BSF jawans and students from Isha Vidhya, Kongu Matriculation Schools and Isha Samskriti performed Surya Namaskar and Shambhavi mudra at Isha Foundation. We have also organised yoga training conducted by Isha Foundation at our training field and even in ships for over 600 officers,” he told TOI.Deputy commandant of BSF Kamalesh Kumar said, “Including yoga in our regular training schedule has brought a tremendous change in our officers. The volunteers of the foundation taught Upa yoga to the inmates of the Coimbatore Central Prison.As many as 200 to 300 officers, who come to INS Agrani for the two-month training, are taught yoga, commanding officer Commodore Rajiv Choudhary said. Cadets say that their health and the ability to stay even over 60 days in ships and withstand storms have improved. “We have included yoga in our regular curriculum.

Coimbatore: Thousands of people including students , enthusiastically participated in the 4th International Yoga Day functions held across the city on Thursday.RAF personnel, BSF jawans and students from Isha Vidhya, Kongu Matriculation Schools and Isha Samskriti performed Surya Namaskar and Shambhavi mudra at Isha Foundation. The volunteers of the foundation taught Upa yoga to the inmates of the Coimbatore Central Prison.As many as 200 to 300 officers, who come to INS Agrani for the two-month training, are taught yoga, commanding officer Commodore Rajiv Choudhary said. “We have included yoga in our regular curriculum. Cadets say that their health and the ability to stay even over 60 days in ships and withstand storms have improved. We have also organised yoga training conducted by Isha Foundation at our training field and even in ships for over 600 officers,” he told TOI.Deputy commandant of BSF Kamalesh Kumar said, “Including yoga in our regular training schedule has brought a tremendous change in our officers. They are more peaceful, stable and physically strong to withstand the harsh situations and climatic conditions at the borders.”Over thousand students of Satchidananda Jothi Nikethan International School and Kikani School performed yoga during the early morning hours at their school premises.NSS Volunteers from 30 affiliated colleges numbering over 800 participated in the yoga day celebration with great zeal and enthusiasm. The students started assembling on the programme venue from 6.30am.First year UG students of the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University performed various asanas on the occassion. Directors and heads of the department were present.

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