Yoga demonstration session with the message #BeWithYogaBeAtHome organised at Nehru Science Centre in World

GG News Bureau
New Delhi/ Mumbai, 21st June. On the 7th International Day of Yoga, Nehru Science Centre in Worli, Mumbai organized a yoga demonstrations session in the morning. The Yoga instructor Kokane invited from The Art of Living, made the participants aware of Yoga and its benefits in a 45-minute session, from 7 am onwards, in accordance with Common Yoga Protocol given by AYUSH Ministry. The session mainly included Stretches, Asanas, Pranayama & Meditation, with special emphasis on Yoga’s benefits to common people on regular practice. It was also told that continuous practise of these techniques helps in harmonizing the body-mind complex and increases our inner strength.
A cultural programme followed the yoga session, featuring dance from Mrs Saji Menon, the recipient of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by Central Sangeet Natak Akademy. Mrs Saji Menon, the senior disciple of renowned Mohoniattam exponent and pioneering dance educationist Guru Padmabhushan Dr Smt Kanak Rele, performed Mohiniyattam along with her troupe from the Kanakam Nritya Academy in Mumbai.
Further, Live streaming of the Yoga event from 30 selected sites was run on all the digital platforms of the Ministry of Culture as well as the organisations under its aegis. The same live streaming was also run on all the platforms /pages of the Ministry’s Media partners which include Doordarshan. Live Streaming was also done from Nehru Science Centre. Emphasis has been given to make extensive use of various digital platforms in order to spread awareness and increase the participation of people in this effort of public health. The main objective is to take the positive message of Yoga to all of our fellow countrymen in this period of distress.