Let’s do Abyhasa! St Aloysius College NCC Units Celebrates International Yoga Day
Mangaluru: “Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame”; “Although yoga has its origins in ancient India, its methods and purposes are universal, relying not on cultural background, faith or deity, but simply on the individual. Yoga has become important in the lives of many contemporary Westerners, sometimes as a way of improving health and fitness of the body, but also as a means of personal and spiritual development.”; “Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are.”; Yoga is 99% practice and 1% theory”; Yoga is the fountain of youth. You’re only as young as your spine is flexible”- and that’s absolutely right, as said by various renowned persons.
Yoga is a group of physical, mental and spiritual practices which originated in ancient India. International Day for Yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly on 21 June in 2015. Since its inception, International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually all over the world And for that matter, The NCC Units of St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru celebrated International Yoga Day on 21st June 2018 in the College premises. Lt. Col. Amith, Admn Officer Mangalore Group; Lt Col Gracian Sequeira, Admn Officer, 18 Karn Bn; Rev Fr Dr Praveen Martis S.J, Principal, St Aloysius College; Lt Shakinraj, ANO, Army Wing, Lt Hariprasad Shetty, ANO Navy Wing and Ashwil Karkera, Flying Officer Air Wing,{ all of St Aloysius College; PI Staff and Cadets took part in the event
Yoga demonstration was conducted by Ms. Zeena D’souza, Assistant Professor in Commerce Dept., St Aloysius College, Mangaluru. 103 NCC cadets from St Aloysius College participated inn the Yoga exercises. From Surya Namaskar to Naukasana, Tadasana, Vrikshasana, Trikonasana, and many other Asanas, the participants got all their muscles in their body engaged during the exercises. Working their limbs, shoulders stretched, twisting their torso, they all juggled between maintaining postures and attempting to breathe the right way. This ancient form of fitness with roots in India did focus on developing balance, strength and flexibility. And truly Yoga is all about pushing past your body’s limits over time- and that’s what all these NCC Cadets did. Bravo!