Yoga for Health
Practicing yoga daily can help promote wellness and prevent hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, kidney problems and obesity
Gurgaon, December 11, 2016: Over 300 people from around the city today joined a major health endeavor by Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon by participating in a special yoga camp that educated people about the benefits of yoga in controlling lifestyle diseases in the high-paced stressful times of the day.
Conducted at the Tau Devi Lal Park in Sector 53 of Gurgaon city, the yoga camp was joined in by Dr.D.K.Jhamb, Director and HOD Cardiology; Dr. Abijit Day, Chief of Trauma and Adult Reconstruction; and Dr. P. N. Gupta, Chief of Nephrology, Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon. While the yoga instructors educated the attendees about simple and easy to do asanas to promote health and wellness, the doctors spoke about the health benefits of practicing them daily.
The hour-long camp saw participants learn more about the ancient Indian fitness-cum-spiritual practice that has revolutionized the lives of thousands of people across the globe.
The instructors offered the participants valuable tips to control hypertension, diabetes and joint pain through yoga.
“Yoga is designed to bring about increased physical, mental and emotional well-being. It is a practice of controlled breathing while stretching the body that helps harmonize the body and mind. Today, a number of health benefits of yoga are recognized the world over, and they include benefits for heart health, for controlling hypertension and keeping diabetes under control. While it is not a cardio exercise, when practiced in conjugation with daily moderate walking or running, it can have immense benefits for heart health,” said Dr D.K.Jhamb, Director and HOD , Cardiology , Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon
Derived from Sanskrit, the word ‘yoga’ means to join or to unite, symbolizing the union of body and consciousness. While it originated in ancient India, yoga is today widely practiced in various forms around the world and continues to grow in popularity.
Yoga is a practice that combines elements of physical fitness, mental awareness and spiritual awakening all in one. It is a process to harmonize your body and mind with itself as well as to the universal consciousness, whatever you chose to call it. Yoga today can well be called India’s most famous export to the world. In 2014, The United Nations recognized the universal appeal of Yoga and declared 21 June as the International Yoga Day.
