International Yoga Day Celebration

The department of Physical Education in collaboration with Women Development cell of NSS training  College Ottapalam celebrated International yoga day on June 21,2022 at 9.30 am at the College open auditorium. More than 150  participants were present during the session including B.Ed , M.Ed students and teachers. The programme began with prayer and aacharyaanusmaranam. The welcome address to our programme was given by Sruthi P of first year B.Ed malayalam. Our Principal Dr.Ampili Aravind Inaugurated the programme and delivered the Inaugural address. Yoga Demonstration and training for our programme was led by Mr. K. Premkumar, Engineer at KSEB. He is a yoga trainer & evaluator- Ayush Ministry ,Govt. of India and also an all India radio resource person. Throughout this session sir highlighted about the need of doing yoga as a wholesome exercise which should be included in our lifestyle to stay fit and healthy. The session began with a warming up of spine and muscles and later moved to Surya Namaskar which helps in providing strength and for improving posture. Later he demonstrated different asanas like chakrasan, uttanpadasan, shalbhasan, dhanurasan, sarvangasan etc. and also mentioned about its importance. All the teachers and students practiced yoga for about 2 hours in the provision of the resource person. Through this session sir was able to ignite the minds of students in pursuing yoga to stay healthy and happy. Later the session was handled by Dr.Seema Menon K P , Associate Professor of our college ,teacher Coordinator of Women Development Cell and also  a Yoga trainer and evaluator Ayush Ministry, Govt. of India. Mam explained about the different pranayama and later led a guided meditation for relaxation. A yoga Pledge was taken at the end of the session . As a whole this programme encouraged the students to practice yoga and meditation on a regular basis for a healthy body and mind. The function ended with a vote of thanks by Sai prasad from first year B.Ed Mathematics.