Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, May 30: For the progress of a nation, the health of its citizens holds the prime concern. The healthy eating habits and the healthy lifestyle are the pillars of healthy and wealthy life.
Keeping in mind the Directorate of ISM (AYUSH) in collaboration with district administration Kathua has started online Yoga sessions to benefit the public under common Yoga protocol and being conducted daily at 7.30 am from today with special focus on preventive and Post COVID care of COVID-19. This online Yoga session is available on Facebook page of ISM AYUSH Kathua as well as district administration Kathua. Similarly it is also available on Zoom app with meeting ID 86140432004 and Passcode Yoga123, a handout issued by ISM Department Kathua said.
The world acknowledged ancient regimen of lifestyle “Yoga” conceptualized by primitive saints of India has proven boon for stress alleviation of COVID-19 patients in home isolation.
The Director ISM, Dr Mohan Singh and District Development Commissioner, Kathua, Rahul Yadav has taken unique initiative for this online session of Yoga. The Yoga demonstrators Dr Bodh Paul, Dr Nittan Sharma, Dr Rekha Sharma are guiding the masses through online mode to perform Yoga Asans and Pranayam techniques.
Dr Rajesh Basotra, District IEC coordinator is supervising the event and similarly technical support is being provided by Dr Sonam Verma.
Dr Ajay Kumar Tikoo ADMO Kathua under whose guidance this online session is being conducted has urged the people of district Kathua to participate in the live Yoga session.
In this Pandemic a unique initiative of Directorate of ISM known as “AYUSAMVAAD” which is delivering of lectures on preventive and palliative aspect of COVID-19 is conducted through out the UT of Jammu and Kashmir including district Kathua. This “AYUSAMVAAD “ is concomitant with distribution of AYUSH immune boosting medicines in which approximately 1.3 lakh people till date are benefitted in district Kathua only.
The distribution of these immune boosting Ayurvedic medicine is the most applauded event of Ministry of AYUSH, GOI and gained the popularity of use of these drugs for prevention of COVID-19 among general masses.