IBF holds seminar on Yoga for Stress Management
June 4, 2018 | 07:47 PM
June 4, 2018 | 07:47 PM
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Mir Mohsin Ali
RIYADH — Under the series of professional development workshops, Indian Business Forum (IBF) conducted seminar on Yoga for Stress Management at Red Chilly Restaurant. Yogacharya Soumya, coordinator International Yoga club presented several relaxations and breathing techniques to relieve stress in everyday life.
She highlighted the importance of meditation in our daily life; she demonstrated practical Yoga easy techniques to use at the work place to avoid stress.
Soumya said yogic technique changes our sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system mechanism responsible for our fight of stress responses and researchers have shown that Yoga literally changes the way the brain works.
Soumya gave details on Yoga through a PowerPoint presentation. She said Yoga is India’s invaluable gift to the world, knows no borders, no religion and this is a universal concept such that Yoga bestows equanimity, spiritual piety, mental clarity, spontaneity and external beauty.
The very meaning of the word is “Yujatheithi Yoga” which means — that which unites; Yoga is a philosophy that began in ancient India 6,000 years ago, even before Indus Valley Civilization or the Vedic period. The great compiler of Yoga and the author of Yoga sutras, Sage Pathanjali are considered as the father of classical Yoga, which is popularly known as Ashtanga Yoga — the eight limbs Yoga.
The day June 21, 2018 will be marked as the fourth International Yoga Day and June 21 has been declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly.
Chief Guest PBD Awardee Zeenat Jafri thanked IBF for conducting the series of informative and useful seminars. This is the first time that the families of IBF members attended.
On this occasion IBF members presented memorable plaques to Yogacharya Soumya and Zeenat Jafri. Owais Ahmad, president IBF, gave the welcome address and Dr. Mohammed Ashraf Ali introduced Soumya to the attendees and IBF members and families.
RIYADH — Under the series of professional development workshops, Indian Business Forum (IBF) conducted seminar on Yoga for Stress Management at Red Chilly Restaurant. Yogacharya Soumya, coordinator International Yoga club presented several relaxations and breathing techniques to relieve stress in everyday life.
She highlighted the importance of meditation in our daily life; she demonstrated practical Yoga easy techniques to use at the work place to avoid stress.
Soumya said yogic technique changes our sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system mechanism responsible for our fight of stress responses and researchers have shown that Yoga literally changes the way the brain works.
Soumya gave details on Yoga through a PowerPoint presentation. She said Yoga is India’s invaluable gift to the world, knows no borders, no religion and this is a universal concept such that Yoga bestows equanimity, spiritual piety, mental clarity, spontaneity and external beauty.
The very meaning of the word is “Yujatheithi Yoga” which means — that which unites; Yoga is a philosophy that began in ancient India 6,000 years ago, even before Indus Valley Civilization or the Vedic period. The great compiler of Yoga and the author of Yoga sutras, Sage Pathanjali are considered as the father of classical Yoga, which is popularly known as Ashtanga Yoga — the eight limbs Yoga.
The day June 21, 2018 will be marked as the fourth International Yoga Day and June 21 has been declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly.
Chief Guest PBD Awardee Zeenat Jafri thanked IBF for conducting the series of informative and useful seminars. This is the first time that the families of IBF members attended.
On this occasion IBF members presented memorable plaques to Yogacharya Soumya and Zeenat Jafri. Owais Ahmad, president IBF, gave the welcome address and Dr. Mohammed Ashraf Ali introduced Soumya to the attendees and IBF members and families.
