Celebration Of7thInternational Day of Yoga
Under the theme of 7th International day of yoga-"Be with Yoga, Be at Home", the Department of Physical Education in collaboration with Sports Board, NCC and NSS Unit of the IIS (deemed to be UNIVERSITY) organised a virtual session on ‘Yoga and wellness’. The guest speaker of the session was Mr. Sharad Kamra, who is a Ministry of Ayush, Government of india, Certified level-2yoga teacher and currently working as part-time Art of Living yoga trainer teaching various programs such as Life Skills programs, Yogasana programs, Meditation, Wellness and Kriya Yoga programs etc.
Mr. Kamra started the session with discussion on importance of yoga in our life and how it embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment and create harmony between man and nature.He explained that yoga is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help in well-being. He demonstrated many asanas which one can do sitting on chair, few very important breathing techniques. He also demonstrated the techniques of doing pranayama and meditation. More than two hundred students and faculty members of the IIS (deemed to be UNIVERSITY) participated in the session.All the participants performed sitting and standing asanas, importance of these were explained simultaneously. The celebration concluded with the speech by our Chancellor, Dr. Ashok Gupta. He encouraged the participants to practice regular yoga to remain fit and healthy.
A digital poster making competition and slogan writing competition for students was also organised by the Department of Physical Education, IIS (deemed to be UNIVERSITY). The theme for poster and slogan was “Be with Yoga, Be at Home”. A total of 68 students of the university participated in the competition. Winners of both the competition were awarded with certificated by our Chancellor, Dr. Ashok Gupta and Registrar, Dr.Raakhi Gupta.
The list of winners of both the competitions are:
Result of the Slogan Writing Competition
Position |
Faculty |
Class/Semester |
---|---|---|
I
|
TanushreeKumawat |
BFA, SEM II |
II |
TapasviniShekhawat
Jahanvi Sharma |
BA-JMC, SEM II
BA (H) PSYCHOLOGY SEM II |
III
|
Vikasha Bai Bajaj |
BSC (FD) SEM II |
Consolation
|
RashiBanthia
Prashansa Bhargava
|
BA (H) SEM II
BSC (HOME SCIENCE) SEM IV |
Result of the Digital Poster Making Competition
Position |
Name |
Class/ Semester |
---|---|---|
I |
Nidhi Rathore |
BA (H), SEM II |
II |
TapasviniShekhawat
|
BA-JMC, SEM II |
III |
Anudhi Singh
Unnati Bansal |
BSC , SEM II
BA (H), SEM II |
Consolation
|
Archana Tyagi
Ishita Gupta |
BA (H ) SEM IV
BBA , SEM II |