HRD appointed panel recommends 6 univs for setting up yoga

Six central universities - one each in the north, south, east, west, central and northeast - are likely to start a department of yoga from the forthcoming academic session.
According to a report submitted by a HRD-appointed panel on setting up yoga departments in universities, the government should in the first phase begin from six varsities.
These are Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand, Visva Bharati in Shantiniketan, Central University of Kerala, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University in Amarkantak, Manipur University in Imphal and, either the Central University of Rajasthan in Ajmer or Central University of Gujarat in Gandhinagar.

The panel, headed by H R Nagendra who is also regarded as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's yoga guru, had recommended six kind of courses ranging from certificate courses to Bachelor's, Masters and PhDs.
The committee had also recommended that expertise of Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth, S-VYASA Yoga University headed by Nagendra and some other institutes could be used for setting up of these departments.
In addition, training sessions are also being conducted in

coaching institutes in Kota, Rajasthan; private schools, colleges and universities across the country. Yoga for all
- Apart from India, Yoga sessions are being conducted in 6 continents and over 80 countries. A large number of trainers are being prepared to offer free yoga sessions in 50,000 locations across USA.

- In a massive event, more than 5000 people were trained in a single session at YMCA in Chennai on 5th June. They are now equipped to conduct free yoga sessions wherever required.
- As a run up to the International Day of Yoga, Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore hosted a Hatha Yoga program in 7 languages - English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Chinese, Russian and French. The program was attended by 2000 participants from 39 countries.
- INOX has associated with Isha Foundation to provide a unique experience through screening of an interactive short film across over 100 properties. The special film produced by Isha Foundation, is titled, 'LIFE 70MM ? THE ONLY WAY OUT IS IN' which will give an opportunity to the viewers to learn Yoga also.

- A mass yoga session was conducted in association with Government of Karnataka and Ministry of Ayush for over 2000 people in Bangalore. Shri U. T. Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare will participate in this event in Cubbon Park, Bengaluru.
- Dainik Bhaskar in association with Isha Foundation hosted yoga sessions every morning from 18 to 20 June, open to public in eight major cities - Raipur, Jaipur, Indore,
Vidisha, Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Bhopal. About 10,000 people benefitted from these sessions.
- Extensive and wide reaching sessions are also being conducted in conjunction with the CII, media houses, railways, government offices, orphanages, old age homes, banks, hotels, crossword book stores, reliance stores, museums, police, RTO, JNPT, navy, airforce, prisons, SpiceJet, the Airports Authority of India etc.Isha Foundation is also offering simple 5 minute yoga practices online and through a mobile app called 'Yoga Tools for Transformation'.

About Isha Foundation:
Isha Foundation is a not-for-profit, spiritual organization, founded by Sadhguru based at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore, India and Isha Institute of Inner Sciences, USA. The foundation offers yoga programs with over 200 centers & over five million volunteers worldwide and works in tandem with international bodies like the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. For more information - log on to isha.Sadhguru.Org [http://isha.Sadhguru.Org ] or call 83000 11111. Official hashtag: #YogaDayWitIisha @ishafoundation @SadhguruJV Media Contact: mediarelations@ishafoundation.Org Photo: http://photos.Prnewswire.