Workshop On Yoga organized at ITS Engineering College Greater Noida

Greater Noida, Wednesday 21 June, 2017: I.T.S Engineering College, one of the Premier Institution in the field of Engineering and Management Education organized a Yoga Awareness Program on the occasion of Third World Yoga Day by Acharya Yagya Dutt Sharma and Yogi Roshan Pathak.

Around 180 countries around the globe participated in the International Yoga Day 2017. Celebrating yoga day all over the world as World Yoga Day on 21st of June every year was declared by the United Nations General Assembly on 11th of December in 2014. The declaration was done after the call by the Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi to the United Nations General Assembly on 27th of September in 2014 during his address to the UN General Assembly.

The opening of the program was made by welcoming Acharya Yaghya Dutt Sharma by Dr. Vineet Kansal, Director, I.T.S Engineering College and welcoming of Yogi Roshan Pathak by Dr. Kuldeep Malik. Dr. Malik started the session with a brief introduction of yoga and its importance in our life. He told about various steps of yoga that include Yama, Niyama, Asanas, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. This was followed by Suksham Vyam which is one kind of warm-up exercise. Then Yogi Roshan Pathak and Acharya Yagya Dutt Sharma practically demonstrated the way of different Yoga-asanas like Bhastrika Pranayama, Tadh Asana, Vrikshasana, Braj Asana, Manduk Asana, Singh Asana, Utthan Patan Asana, Pawan Mukta Asana, Makar Asana, Bhujang Asana, Kapal Bhathi Pranayama, Anulom Vilom Pranayam, Bahiya Pranayam, Bhramari Pranayama, Udgeeth Pranayama, Gayatri Mantra, Tali Vadan Exercise, Laughing Exercise and much more. The event was followed by Prayer and

Prasad Vitarun.

The World Yoga Day program was attended by the Director, Dean, Head of the departments, Faculty, Staff and Students of I.T.S Engineering College, Greater Noida. It was really an effective session for all the participants.

Finally, Mr. Sandeep Kumar, coordinator of the event gave vote of thanks and token of gratitude to Acharya Yagya Dutt Sharma and Yogi Roshan Pathak for spearing the valuable time for the event.

A workshop on the occasion of World Yoga Day for all the faculty & staff members was organized in evening hours too. Dr. S.P Mishra, Vice President of Indian Yoga Association and advisor of I.T.S the Education Group addressed the gathering on the occasion. Dr. Mishra highlighted the underlying philosophy of Yoga and explained the mechanism to integrate body, mind & soul leading towards peace and enhancing functionality. Dr. Mishra emphasized that Yoga is helpful for academic excellence in the educational Institutions.