Fitness enthusiasts, students turn up for Intenational Yoga Day events
Institutions and organisations observed the 11th International Yoga Day (IYD) by conducting mass exercise sessions and awareness programmes on Saturday, centred on this year's theme 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health'.
The Tiruchi Division of Southern Railway observed the day with mass yoga training sessions for officers and staff across various locations of the division.
At Tiruchi, a yoga session was conducted at Rail Mahal under the leadership of M.S. Anbalagan, Divisional Railway Manager. The two-hour yoga training was conducted by experts from the Art of Living Foundation, Tiruchi. Participants were guided through a series of asanas and pranayama tailored to meet the physical and mental demands of railway staff.
Yoga sessions were held for staff at multiple locations across the division, including Vriddhachalam, Chidambaram, Kumbakonam, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Thanjavur, and Mayiladuthurai. A separate yoga training session was organised for employees of the Diesel Shed at Ponmalai, according to a release from the Tiruchi Railway Division.
Over 500 persons participated in the mass yoga event organised by the Archaeological Survey of India in association with the 34(TN) Independent Company NCC, Thanjavur, at Sri Brahadeeswarar temple, Thanjavur.
The yoga session in the early morning hours attracting the participation of NCC cadets and elderly temple-goers underscored the relevance of yoga as a timeless practice for harmony of body, mind and spirit, according to an official release.
At an event organised at the Indoor Auditorium of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Community Centre of Kailasapuram Township, general managers, senior officials, representatives of employees' unions and associations and township residents participated in an hour-long yoga practice session.
Trainers from Isha Foundation conducted the sessions which comprised of yoga postures, exercises and breathing techniques.
Programmes were conducted for students from various campus schools of BHEL Tiruchi, including RSK Higher Secondary School, BHEL Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Boiler Plant Girls Higher Secondary School and Boiler Plant Boys Higher Secondary School.
Educational institutions
The National Service Scheme (NSS) cell of Bharathidasan University held a Yoga programme in association with the Centre for Spirituality and Yogic Sciences on Thursday. S. Jeyaprakash, managing trustee, Temple of Consciousness, Tiruchi, and his team demonstrated the yoga postures and trained volunteers.
Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College's Centre for Ethics and Human Values and the Department of Physical Education, held a programme in hybrid mode in association with Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM), Chennai.
In her online address, Shobana Srinivasan, director, Department of Healing Chants and senior yoga therapist, KYM, highlighted how yoga is a timeless tool for transformation.
The NSS cell and 4 TN Girls BN NCC (Army Wing), of the college jointly celebrated International Yoga Day with an exercise session. S. Sutharneswaran, founder, Svadhyaya Yoga Academy, Tiruchi, spoke on the importance of yoga in daily life.
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