The FY Certificate Course Committee in association with the Department of Physical Education and Sports had organized a session on “Practical Yoga” as a part of Certificate Course in 21st century Life Skills for the students of FY B.Com on 26th September from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm in Hall No.1 of the Central block. The Resource Person for the session was Ms. Vaishnavi Hegde Agranayak, Trained Yoga Instructor, AYUSH certified. The objective of the session was to inculcate the practice of yoga among the students. A total of 15 students attended the session.
At the onset Asst Prof. Marjina Shaikh, Convenor of the FY certificate course committee welcomed the gathering and introduced the Resource Person. Ms. Hegde began the session with a prayer and chanting of Om. She demonstrated various Asanas such as Taadasana, Vrikshasana, Pada hastasana, Trikonasana, Bhadrasana, Makarasana, Sarvangasana, Pavanamuktasana, Shavasana etc. She also elaborated on the benefits of asanas on health and its contribution towards a better life.
The speaker at the end of the session addressed the queries raised by the students with regards to the yoga timings and various asanas for building up concentration. The session ended with a Vote of Thanks proposed by Assistant Prof. Vinaya Kirloskar.
