Sri Vijaya Puram, November 13: The Boys’ Hostel of Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM) at South Point organised a Yoga and Well-being Session at the hostel premises on Wednesday, November 11, to promote the physical, mental and emotional well-being of hostel residents, according to a news item issued by the college today.
The session was conducted by Dr. N. Sera Arasan of Vasumathy Yoga Clinic, Garacharma, and was convened and moderated by Dr. Dipankar Dey, Associate Warden, under the guidance of Dr. Pearl Devdas, Principal, JNRM, and Dr. Ras Behari Banerjee, Chief Warden.
About 50 hostel students took part in the session, which featured practical demonstrations and hands-on practice of various yoga asanas, along with guidance on healthy eating habits and a balanced diet.
Organised under the “Wellness Health & Education” programme through the Ministry of Education’s Vidyanjali Portal, the session focused on stress management, memory enhancement, learning skills and disease prevention through drugless, natural and traditional systems of health and wellness.
During the interactive session, Dr. Sera Arasan introduced the students to various techniques for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including lifestyle modification, yogic practices, Brain Power Yoga, pranayama, meditation, clapping therapy, tapping therapy, laughing therapy, mudra therapy, natural diet therapy, water therapy, foot reflexology and acupressure. The students were encouraged to make these practices part of their daily routines for better physical fitness, mental clarity and overall well-being.
The session covered the importance of holistic health, stress reduction and preventive healthcare, and the hostel residents were urged to adopt healthy lifestyle practices and make yoga an integral part of their daily lives, the college said.
