Coimbatore: Isha Foundation offered online Yoga training to 11,600 prisoners in which 3,971 prison staff also participated.
Coimbatore: Isha Foundation offered online Yoga training to 11,600 prisoners in which 3,971 prison staff also participated.
Amidst the trying times of the Coronavirus pandemic, Isha Foundation offered online Yoga sessions for inmates in central prisons across Tamil Nadu.
The sessions were conducted in central prisons in Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Vellore, Salem, Cuddalore, Palayamkottai and in special prisons for women in July, August and September.
8,165 men and 3,453 women inmates as well as 3,018 men and 953 women prison workers participated, taking the total attendance to 15,589.
The practices included ‘Simha Kriya’ to increase their lung capacity and overall immunity and ‘Isha Kriya’ and ‘Yoga Namaskar’ for physical and mental wellbeing and to bring a sense of balance in their systems.
As per the government’s guidelines, proper protocols were followed to ensure social distancing. The participants were split into groups for their sessions. Prison authorities said that the Yogic practices offered by Isha were very beneficial for the inmates. Isha Foundation has been offering Yoga, free of cost, to prisoners in the state of Tamil Nadu for the last 20 years.
Amidst the trying times of the Coronavirus pandemic, Isha Foundation offered online Yoga sessions for inmates in central prisons across Tamil Nadu.
The sessions were conducted in central prisons in Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Vellore, Salem, Cuddalore, Palayamkottai and in special prisons for women in July, August and September.
8,165 men and 3,453 women inmates as well as 3,018 men and 953 women prison workers participated, taking the total attendance to 15,589.
The practices included ‘Simha Kriya’ to increase their lung capacity and overall immunity and ‘Isha Kriya’ and ‘Yoga Namaskar’ for physical and mental wellbeing and to bring a sense of balance in their systems.
As per the government’s guidelines, proper protocols were followed to ensure social distancing. The participants were split into groups for their sessions. Prison authorities said that the Yogic practices offered by Isha were very beneficial for the inmates. Isha Foundation has been offering Yoga, free of cost, to prisoners in the state of Tamil Nadu for the last 20 years.