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Social welfare dept takes yoga to elderly, youth
Lucknow: Department of social welfare celebrated the 11th
International Yoga Day
with senior citizens and students across the state, holding yoga sessions in all old age homes and Jayaprakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalayas in keeping with this year's 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health'.
"Over 6,500 elderly residents of old age homes performed yoga under expert supervision. Simultaneously, students of Sarvodaya Vidyalayas participated in group yoga sessions with their teachers, taking a pledge to lead healthy lives," said an official. In Varanasi, BHU yoga expert Vinod Kumar Patel led session and explained benefits of yoga. In Mahoba, yoga instructor Prem Narayan Swarnkar led a session at the Aadharshila old age home, while in Bahraich's old age home, instructors Ajay Kumar Chaudhary, Dr Ram Gopal and others taught simple asanas to elderly residents.
