NONGPOH:
The month-long Yog Samaroh-2022 which started at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) campus on May 29 saw the participation of students, faculty members, and staff under the guidance of several nationally reputed Yoga teachers on June 3.
Organised by the Yoga Centre of USTM and sponsored by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, and Ministry of Ayush, GOI, the Samaroh will culminate on June 21, 2022, which is also observed as International Yoga Day.
On June 3, USTM chancellor Mahbubul Hoque, vice-chancellor Prof GD Sharma and other officials performed several yoga Asanas and Pranayams.
Giving details about the Samaroh, Priyanka Baishya, Yoga mentor at USTM said, “Different themes will be taken for different yoga sessions every day. Some of the themes are: yoga for youth, yoga for better life, relevance of Yoga in modern day, yoga theories and its application, etc.”
Another Yoga mentor from USTM, Anamika Baro, said that the Asanas are practised under three categories — balancing, basic stretching and breathing practice.
Other resource persons who are taking part at the event are Sourav Raturi, Himalayan Yoga Association, Uttarakhand; Dr. Prashant Rai, Associate Prof, Department of Physical Education and Yoga, Bir Bahadur Singh, Purbanchal University, Jaipur, Durgesh, Bali International Yoga School, Indonesia (online), Dr Jitendra Sharma, Head, Department of Yoga, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh; Mayuri Shewale, Yoga Teacher from Mumbai and others.