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OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL

GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UDHAMPUR NAAC ACCREDITED Located at: Kallar Himmati, Battal Ballian Road. Udhampur (J&K 182101)

Affiliated to Jammu University

Principal: Prof. Minu Mahajan

College Website: www.gcwudhdevika.co.in Tele. (O): 01992270681

E-mail ID: [email protected] Mob: 9419160907 Fax (O): 01992274681

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7 Day Workshop to Celebrate International Yoga Day 2020 NSS Units GCW Udhampur

(Theme: Yoga at Home & Yoga with Family, W.E.F. 15-06-20 to 21-06-20)

(Report)

The whole venture of celebrating ‘Yoga Week’ which culminated in the celebration of ‘International Yoga Day 2020’ was a 7 day workshop to tell the relevance of Yoga in present times. Particularly, how it is instrumental in rendering our psycho-physical health better and has significance in-itself to rise higher on spiritual platform. The proceedings of each day used to begin with the conduct of proper Yoga session and performance of all asanas sequentially.

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The 7 day workshop was declared open under the guidance of Professor Minu Mahajan, worthy Principal, GCW Udhampur. The same was conducted with the combined instructions of Ms. Sumita Rao and Mr. Sanjay Kumar, NSS Programme officers. Day 1 (15-06-2020) The sessions on the very first day were dedicated for doing yoga with family members and shooting of the videos/photographs of the same. Volunteers took keen interest in doing Yoga with their kins and also acted as ambassadors of taking Yoga to households. The videos of the activity were also shot and uploaded on the social media platforms for societal awareness. The session was conducted under the instructions of Ms. Sumita Rao & Mr. Sanjay Kumar, NSS Programme officers, GCW Udhampur.

Day 2 (16-06-2020) The day was dedicated to essay writing competition on the topic ‘Yoga-a key to wellness’ whereby almost 15 students participated with absolute zeal and discussed several benefits of Yoga in their respective write-ups. Most of them described Yoga as a tool for mental cleansing



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and awakening of the Self. Ms. Pragati Thakur got first prize in the competition. Purvashi Talwar bagged second prize and Saloni Matyal bagged third prize. The essay write-ups were adjudged by NCC and NSS officers.

Day 3 (17-06-2020) The day was dedicated to the webinar on topic ‘Yoga – A Way to Stress Management’ by Dr. Ravi Kumar Sharma, Director at Trivanta Medical and Neuro-Psychiatry Hospital and Research Center, Udaipur. Almost 30 participants including faculty of the college, NSS volunteers and NCC cadets attended the session, online.



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Dr. Sharma delivered a detailed talk on the topic followed by question answer session. He touched different aspects of our lives where we come across with stress. He particularly emphasized upon our role, as parent and teacher, to minimize stress from the lives of our kids and students. Further, he appealed to all the parents to treat their kids in-themselves and not in comparison with others because it puts a lot of stress in their minds. Also, he appealed to all the listeners to visit a Psychiatrist if one feels depressed or stressed. The session was well received by all the participants and proceedings were conducted by Mr. Sanjay Kumar, NSS Programme officer. The technical support was provided by Mr. Parmjit Singh, HOD, dept of Computer Applications. Day 4 (18-06-2020) The session was devoted to record and post an audio/video of 30-45 seconds on the relevance and significance of Yoga. All the volunteers took part with all their enthusiasm. This particular segment was meant to have theoretical glimpse of Yoga i.e., to at least go and browse the pages to find what history and scholars have to say about Yoga. Day 5 (19-06-2020) A poster making competition was held amongst the students. More than 25 students participated in the events and made poster on the theme - Yoga as Way of life. All the volunteers gave the



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message of doing Yoga and cleaning oneself so as to be a refined human being. They also depicted the Asans of their choice through posters. The whole exercise was infact a stress buster for them in the period of their Stay at Home. The posters were adjudged by NCC and NSS officers whereby Ms. Divya Srishti got first prize and Ms. Dharni Verma bagged second prize. However, Ms. Ankita Bandral got Third prize.

Day 6 (20-06-2020) In the morning session a quiz competition was organized on Yoga and related issues. Around 250 participants took the quiz and awarded e-certificates, duly signed in by NSS Programme officers and Principal of the College, Prof. Minu Mahajan.



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Later, in the afternoon session, a webinar was organized whereby Mr. Mandeep Singh Toor, a wellness expert and a corporate trainer, was the invited resource person. Around 30 people took the benefit of the talk, online. He spoke on the topic ‘How to Breathe’ and exhorted upon the idea that proper breathing can be helpful in busting out stress and rise to higher the levels of consciousness. Also, he engaged the participants in breathing exercise. The session was followed by question and answer session. Day 7 (21-06-2020) On the valedictory day, a formal Yoga session was organized at 6:00 am in the morning. The session was attended by volunteers along with their families, programme officers, faculty and Principal of the college. All the breathing exercises and asanas were performed sequentially under the instructions of Ms. Sumita Rao, NSS Programme officer. Volunteers performed all the asanas very keenly and took benefits out of the same. The session ended with congratulatory message by Prof. Minu Mahajan, worthy Principal Govt. College for Women Udhampur. She unfolded the benefits of doing Yoga on regular basis. Also, she expressed her happiness for the devotion of volunteers and NSS programme officers towards Yoga as Science of purification of psycho-physical being. She appealed all the stakeholders to adopt Yoga as a way of life. The week long workshop ended with the formal vote of thanks by Mr. Sanjay Kumar, NSS Programme officer.



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Sd/- Principal Govt. College for Women Udhampur



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Located at: Kallar Himmati, Battal Ballian Road. Udhampur (J&K … · 2020-07-03 · E-mail ID: [email protected] Mob: 9419160907 Fax (O): 01992274681 _____ The 7 day workshop