Observance of International Yoga Day (2016)
On the occasion of observance of International Yoga Day, the 21st June of 2016, a Seminar cum demonstrative programme was organized by IMA, Serampore Branch & Rajdeep Yoga & Culture Society at Serampore Rames Chandra Girls’ School from 2,30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. where more than 200 students including Headmistress and other teachers along with eminent personalities like Mr. Tapas Kumar Mukhopadhyay,, Dr. P.K.Das, President of IMA, Serampore Branch & Joint Secretary of IMA, Bengal State Branch, Yoga Instructor & Secretary of Rajdeep Yoga & Culture Society and many others. At the onset, Dr. P.K.Das, President of IMA, Serampore Branch, welcome all the honorable guests, teachers, students present in the seminar and expressed his keen interest in Yoga as he said that he had already done a study works of role of life style modification and Yoga practices in in controlling Hypertension, quoting his study works, he observed that use of antihypertensive medicines can be minimized in controlling moderate to severe hypertension only through practicing Yoga and life style modifications. He pointed out that only practicing Bajrasana, Gomukhosana, Padyasana, Siddyasana and Sabasana, any borderline hypertensive patient can normalize his blood pressure without taking any antihypertensive medicines whereas moderate to severe hypertensive patients can control his blood pressure with taking minimal anti hypertensive drugs along with practices of the above mentioned Asanas. He also mentioned that not only hyperetension but other diseases like mental stress and anxiety, obesity, diabetes, bronchial asthma can be mitigated through specific Asanas and Pranayamas practiced properly and regularly and this is not a new one as it was practiced more than six thousand years back as evident by the karmas of Rishis of Ancient times reflected in Vedas, Purans, Tantras, Upanishads and it was practically demonstrated by Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda and many others as off on recently by Ramdev Baba. At his conclusion he urged the students to practice Yogas regularly for the benefit of increasing their talent and building up their good physical health and sound mental health. Smt. Iti Ghosh, Headmistress of the school, in her speech, welcome the gesture taken by IMA, Serampore Branch and Rajdeep Yoga & Culture Society. She expressed her desire to practice Yoga by the students regularly to be mentored by the Yoga Instructor and Teachers of the school. Mr. Sudipto Biswas, Secretary and Yoga Instructor of Rajdeep Yoga & Culture Society monitored the relevant Asanas like Sabasana, Bajrasana, Gomukhoasana, Paddyasana, Siddyasana, Setubandhasana, Bakrasana, Makarasana, Ardhakurmasana,Pawanamuktasana, Dhanurasana, Mayurasana, Bhujangasana, Noukosana and many Pranayamas done by the students of the school and explained in short the effect of practicing such Asanas and Pranayamas in reliving diseases like Hypertension, Diabetes, Obesity, Bronchial Asthma and Mental & Psychological stress and anxieties. At the concluding session. After that a song was sung by eminent singer, Mr. Tapas Kumar Mukhopadhyay, then Smt. Iti Ghosh, Headmistress of the school offered vote of thanks to all the dignitaries, students, teachers and guardians for their patient hearing and encouraging participation in the said programme.
