“Yoga Awareness Program” on World Yoga Day 2016 by Yogacharya Swami Yagya Dutt Sharma and Dr. Kuldeep Mallik.
GREATER NOIDA LOKESH GOSWAMI
Greater Noida, Tuesday 21 June, 2016: 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 Second World Yoga Day by Yogacharya Swami Yagya Dutt Sharma and Dr. Kuldeep Mallik Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline that originated in India. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN Address suggested 21 st June for the World Yoga Day as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and has special significance in many parts of the world. The opening of the program was made by welcoming Yogacharya Swami Yaghadutt Sharma by Dr. Vineet Kansal, Director, I.T.S Engineering College and Dr. Gagandeep Arora, Dean, I.T.S Engineering College, Greater Noida in the beautiful ground of I.T.S Engineering College. Yogacharya Swami Yaghadutt Sharma and Dr. Mallik started their session with a briefing on origin and importance of Yoga. They told about various steps of yoga that include Yama, Niyama, Asanas, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi and how the participants can enhances concentration, improves memory, improves health of body and makestress free mind through yoga-asanas and breathing techniques. This was followed by warm up exercise session called Yogging-Jogging. Then Yogacharya Swami Yagha Dutt Sharma practically demonstrated how to do various Yoga-asanas like Surya Namskar – Sun Salutation,Bhastrika Pranayama, Taad Asana, Vriksh Asana, Braj Asana, Manduk Asana, Singh Asana,Utthan Patan Asana, Pawan Mukta Asana, Makar Asana, Bhujang Asana, Kapal Bhathi Pranayama, Anulom Vilom Pranayam, Vahiya Pranayam, Bhramari Pranayama, UdgeethPranayama followed by Gayatri Mantra, Tali Vadan Exercise, Laughing Exercise and muchmore. The event was followed by Prasad Vitrun and Plantation of trees in the college Campus by Yogacharya Swami Yaghadutt Sharma, Dr. Vineet Kansal, Dr. Gagandeep Arora, faculty, staff and students gathered. The International World Yoga Day program was attended by Director, Dean, Head of the departments, Faculty, Staff and Students of I.T.S Engineering College, Greater Noida. It was very prestigious for I.T.S Engineering College to have such a dignified and very humble, knowledgeable Yogaracharya and gentleman and to grasp their views and yoga knowledge.Finally, Mr. Sandeep Kumar, coordinator of the event gave vote of thanks to Yogacharya Swami Yaghadutt Sharma for sharing their valuable knowledge and to the gathering for their enthusiastic participation.
