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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Yoga helps me stay connected and grounded: Abhirami
For actress , yoga is something that has been ingrained in her since childhood. On , the Thug Life actress, who is also a certified yoga instructor, tells us, 'I wish I was practising yoga a lot more, but I am not able to find time for it every day. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now I try and do at least meditation or pranayama daily. It brings a little more peace inside me. The philosophy of staying in the moment was brought into my life through yoga. It has helped me stay connected and grounded. It's a safe modality to slip into whenever I need to connect with my body.' 'For me, practising asanas is physical exercise; meditation is a very personal experience' "There are two facets to how I look at yoga. Practising asanas and all, I would say, is more of a physical exercise for me. It doesn't require equipment, and it is easier to do when we have a busy schedule and don't have time to go to the gym. Doing Surya Namaskaram 18 times is as good as a complete body workout, and it won't even take half an hour. Meditation, which is also part of the yoga philosophy, is a very personal experience for me. It is more about grounding myself and finding peace of mind. I'd say I practice meditation more. Both have their own impacts on us. 'Yoga is a forgiving form of exercise' Yoga is not injury-prone and doesn't have side effects. It helps us slow down in life. Just half an hour of focused yoga can leave an impact on us throughout the day. People of any age or size can do yoga. Yoga is a forgiving form of exercise, and a good teacher can provide us with modifications as needed. 'Exposure to my parents' work made me take up yoga seriously' My parents introduced me to yoga. When they attended yoga classes in Thiruvananthapuram, I would accompany them. I was very young and would try to imitate them. My parents are both yoga instructors now. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now My appa has been teaching yoga for 20 years now and is focused on ailment-specific yoga, while amma is focuses on geriatric yoga. Exposure to their work made me take it up seriously. 'The younger you learn yoga, the better' My daughter is too young for yoga now. I think the kindergarten she goes to is doing some yoga activities with them. But yes, the younger you learn, the better. Eventually, I will definitely teach her. I am also a certified instruct or. I had done a foundational course and was teaching yoga in the US for a short while before COVID hit. If not me, her grandparents will definitely teach her. I have the body flexibility because I have been doing it since I was a child, but I seriously picked up yoga again only in the last 10 years.
Hans India
8 hours ago
- General
- Hans India
25,000 tribal students perform Surya Namaskaram
Visakhapatnam: IT and Education Minister Nara Lokesh announced that the State government has already decided to organise yoga once a week in all schools after June 21 and will implement it. Speaking on the occasion of 25,000 students performing Surya Namaskaram at the Andhra University Engineering College Grounds on Friday to achieve a record, Lokesh said that it's one of the proud moments. Lokesh mentioned that the entire country and world is looking towards Visakhapatnam which is hosting the record-breaking event in the world of history. As many as 25,000 tribal students of Alluri Sitarama Raju district performed Surya Namaskaram in 15 minutes, creating a Guinness World Record. The Minister stated that he was surprised to see the commitment and perseverance of the tribal students. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give him an opportunity to organise International Yoga Day in Visakhapatnam so that it would be done in a historical manner, the Minister said. Lokesh informed that 5 lakh people would participate in 'Yogandhra-2025' and create a Guinness World Record. 'Yoga is not just about Asanas but is a way of life. It teaches discipline to all of us. When I was of your age, Nara Chandrababu Naidu used to do yoga with me,' the Education Minister recalled, addressing the students. Further, he congratulated ASR District Collector Dinesh Kumar for making the students practice yoga meticulously for the past one year. 'The Prime Minister loves Andhra Pradesh and Visakhapatnam very much. He is coming to the city for the second time in a year. Achieving Guinness Book of World Records through largest participation in yoga is a gift to be presented to the Prime Minister,' Lokesh said. Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of State for Ayush Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav mentioned that tribal students who grew up in the forests of Andhra Pradesh have created a record with great effort and coordination. He said that if children in urban areas were asked to do 10 Surya Namaskar for 10 minutes, 9 of them would fail. He attributed the lack of physical exercise, eating habits and mobile addiction to this. He hoped that these students would set more records in future. Among others Tribal Affairs Minister Gummadi Sandhya Rani, Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav and MP CM Ramesh participated.
Hans India
26-05-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Month-long events to celebrate Yogandhra
Vijayawada: As the 11th International Yoga Day (June 21, 2025) approaches, the State Health, Medical and Family Welfare department is set to launch a series of promotional activities State-wide under the banner 'Yogandhra 2025' on Monday, announced Special Chief Secretary MT Krishna Babu in a statement here on Sunday. Special Chief Secretary of health department Krishna Babu, said in a statement on Sunday, that yoga demonstrations, competitions and training programmes will be held in all the districts across the State for a month, starting from May 21 to June 21. He said this programme will be organised with the aim of increasing awareness among people about yoga practice by organising special yoga demonstrations at famous tourist destinations and historical places. Various programmes will be organised at State, district, mandal and village levels. Yoga gurus, yoga instructors, volunteers, yoga practitioners and the general public can register and participate in these programmes. Theme-based yoga demonstrations, competitions and mass yoga practice will be held at famous tourist destinations across the State. Noteworthy locations for these yoga displays include Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple in Tadipatri, Anantapur district; Haritha Rock Garden in Orvakal, Kurnool; Gandhi Hill in Vijayawada; and Gundlakamma Reservoir in Prakasam district. As part of this, 2,600 master trainers will be trained and 1,25,000 village and urban level trainers will be made through them. The government has set a target of providing yoga training to 70 lakh people in the state through these trainers. These yoga competitions will be held at various stages from village level to state level. Three age groups can participate in the yoga competitions. Those from 10 to 18 years can participate in Junior category, those from 19 to 35 years in Young category, and those above 35 years in Senior category. Solo yoga will include sections like asanas, Surya Namaskaram, pranayama, and meditation. Group yoga, yoga song, painting, yoga drama and dance, quiz, poster, slogan, essay, short film, photography, and three-part competitions will also be organized. These competitions will be held from 7:30 am to 6 pm. The State-level competitions will be held from 9 am to 6 pm. To create awareness among the people about these programmes, door-to-door campaign, a large-scale rally on May 27, and distribution of pamphlets will be organized. The government has requested representatives of various media outlets to widely publicize these programs in Telugu and English newspapers and television channels. The government appeals to all yoga gurus, yoga instructors, volunteers, yoga practitioners and the general public to actively participate in these programs and make the YogaAndhra 2025 campaign a success. Detailed information regarding this programme calendar was released by medical and health department. For further information, interested people can contact District Collector office and local medical and health officials.
