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Make yoga part of your daily life, not just an annual activity, say practitioners in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: On Saturday morning, KBR Park, one of the city's greenest and most iconic spaces, came alive with energy as nearly 100 people unrolled their yoga mats to celebrate International Day of Yoga.
People of all age groups started arriving at the park in the morning wearing tracks and white tees that read 'Yoga for Harmony and Peace'. What followed was a fine display of 'asanas' and meditation exercises.
The session began with 'tadasana' and progressed through various other yoga poses, stretches, and breathing practices, culminating in the 'suryanamaskar'. Regular practitioners that STOI spoke to shared how yoga helped them navigate different challenges in life.
Sadik, a 15-year-old, said yoga helped improve his grades. 'I perform yoga twice a week. It has helped me focus more on my studies,' he says as he switches yoga asanas effortlessly. 'Yoga didn't just help me in my studies, it has also improved my mental health. It's taught me how to remain calm and avoid stress,' the youngster explains.
Along with Sadik, there were several youngsters who shared their experiences of how starting yoga at a young age has had a profound impact on their lives.
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For Saikirti, 24, yoga was a cure for her health problems. 'I was suffering from thyroid and diabetes. I was unable to find a cure for it for the longest time,' she said. Embracing yoga offered me the elusive solution I was looking for, she said. 'I have been practising yoga for the last six months. It has been one of the best decisions of my life. My health is much better now, and I am in a happier space,' Saikirti said.
'I had spondyilitis (inflammation of the bones that make up the spine). Yoga helped cure it. It has also improved my lung capacity,' said Yashasri, a GHMC employee who works with the Swacch Bharat mission. For 46-year-old P Seetha Ram, yoga is the key for a long and healthy life. 'I'm turning 50 in a few years and I'm still feeling young and fit, like a youngster. 'I'm sure if I keep practicing yoga, I won't have to suffer body and joint pains when I grow older,' he said confidently.
As the sun set on another International Day of Yoga, practitioners had only one request — make yoga a routine, and not reserve it only for an annual celebration.
