International Yoga Day celebrations at SAI – LNCPE, Trivandrum, Kerala on 21, June 2018.
SAI LNCPE Thiruvananthapuram celebrated the 4th International Day of Yoga in style. Around 2000 persons including trainees of SAI, six week certificate course students, staff and coaches of SAI LNCPE, students, parents and teachers from various local schools, parents of trainees and local residents participated in the mass yoga display in SAI LNCPE Athletics stadium. The function started at 7.00 AM. Dr. G. Kishore, Principal SAI LNCPE & Regional Director, SAI Keralam region welcomed the guests and the gathering. Sh. Ramesh Chennithala, MLA & Leader of Opposition, Kerala State Legislative Assembly, Chief Guest of the function, delivered the International Day of Yoga message. Sh. T. P. Dassan, President, Kerala State Sports Council, Sh. S. Gopinathan, IPS (Retd.), Sh. D. Vijayakumar, Member, Administrative Board, Kerala State Sports Council, Adv. P. Soman, also graced the function with their presence.
The Guests of Honour joined the yoga demonstration, leading from the front. The Common Yoga Protocol was followed. The health benefits of each aasana were elucidated by the yoga gurus. The importance of the role of yoga in the day-to-day life of an athlete was also elaborated.
On completion of the mass display of yogaasanas, the trainees and students of SAI LNCPE also took part in a mass fitness drive as a part of the “Hum Fit Toh India Fit” campaign initiated by the Hon’ble Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and popularised by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Sh. Narendra Modi, in the form of tricolour map of India. The students and trainees took positions in the Athletics Stadium forming the physical map of India in tricolour and performed various fitness workouts including push-ups and surya namaskar, raising awareness about inculcating physical fitness as a part of our daily life.
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