Yoga teaches us to give back to nature and care for it. Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi

21^stJune, New Delhi:  

The International Yoga Day was celebrated by the office-bearers and employees of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts by performing yoga in the large and picturesque premises of Sanskriti Kendra located in Anandgram, Ayanagar, New Delhi. The yoga exercises were conducted by Binay Kumar Thakur, instructor of the Bihar School of Yoga, while Dr. Alka Tyagi threw light on ‘Ashtang Yog’ and various practical aspects of yoga in the lecture delivered on the topic ‘Deeper Aspects of Yoga’.  Dr. Alka Tyagi explained various dimensions of Yoga including Ashtanga Yoga- Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi and the Panchakoshas- Annamaya Kosha, Pranamaya Kosha, Manomaya Kosha, Vigyanmaya and Anandamaya Kosha. On this occasion, Dr. Priyanka Mishra, Director, of Administration, IGNCA was also present.

Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA congratulated everyone present for participating in such a noble and grand event. He further said that yoga is a matter of continuous practice and the core of yoga lies in giving instead of taking in life therefore we should learn to give back, which in turn will give us happiness. Dr. Joshi reiterated that we should be able to give back to nature and also take care of it. He also added while speaking on the occasion that life will be happy only when there is yoga and the awakening of ‘self’ is yoga. If you have awakened your ‘self’, then the welfare of the world is bound to happen, added Dr. Joshi. The yoga session was convened by Dr. Richa Kamboj, HoD, Kaladarshana division, IGNCA. Later in the evening, a four-day painting exhibition based on Yoga was inaugurated at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts premises.  The exhibition will be open to the public from 22^nd June to 25^th June 2023 from 11 AM to 6:30 PM.