Port Blair, Jun 02: As a part of the celebration of the 08th International Yoga Day, a Workshop on Common Yoga and Y-Break Yoga Protocols was conducted at ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair from 30th May 2022 to 01st May 2022 for the benefit of the Institute staff under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
During the inaugural programme, Dr. Kalyan P. Kadbhane, Deputy Director (AYUSH), A&N Administration mentioned the importance of the celebration of International Yoga Day (IYD) and also informed about the elaborate preparations made by the A&N Administration for the grand celebration of the upcoming 08th IYD on 21st June 2022.
In his presidential address, Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI accentuated the significance of yoga to leading a healthy life and advised the participants to reap maximum benefit from this workshop. He also appreciated the efforts of AYUSH, A&N Administration to conduct the workshop with great fervour.
During the workshop, various common yoga and Y-break yoga protocols were demonstrated by Ms. M. Ashwini, Yoga Instructor from AYUSH, A&N Administration for the benefit of the participants.
Altogether, 50 staff from ICAR-CIARI have participated in the workshop. The programme was conducted under the Chairmanship of Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI by a team consisting of Dr. K. Saravanan, Mr. A.K. Tripathi, Mr. Shyam Sundar Rao and Mr. P. Simhachalam.