IYD2020: Special Trataka Session for Eye Health for AYUSH Ministry – June 21, 2020

This International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2020, I also had the privilege of conducting an online Trataka Session for the AYUSH Ministry. The COVID situation required us to conduct the session via the internet while staying in the safety of our homes. The session was well appreciated. Participants found the eye exercises extremely helpful and relaxing, and vowed to do th...
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IYD2020: Special Women’s Camp Conducted Online – June 21, 2020

IYD2020 Women's Yoga Camp
This year on International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2020, with the Novel Coronavirus pandemic disrupting regular life and giving birth to a new normal way of living, I had the privilege of conducting a Special Yoga Camp for Women online. There were 65 participants in this lively and informative online session. We covered common and uncommon health issues faced by women, part...
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IYD2020: Special Yoga Session at Raj Bhavan with Hon. Gov. Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari

IYD2020 Raj Bhavan
This year on the International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2020, I again had the privilege of conducting a Special Yoga Session at the Raj Bhavan with Honorable Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari and his key staff members. We conducted the early morning yoga session in the sprawling and peaceful lawns of the Raj Bhavan in South Mumbai. The COVID-19 pandemic did...
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Yoga Day Musings: Is Yoga Incompatible With Other Faiths?

Yoga and Religion
Sometime back I had explored the concept of doing yoga along with fasting, when a Muslim student in my yoga class had posed me a question about this. Many support the idea of doing yoga during Ramzan (Ramadan) since it is compatible with cleanliness, nonviolence, detoxification, moderation and meditation/prayer. These are all a part of the yogic lifestyle and are also recommen...
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