The
second National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga will be inaugurated by
Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge), Shri Shripad Yesso Naik at
National media Centre in New Delhi tomorrow. The conference is being organized
by Ministy of AYUSH in association with Press Information Bureau (PIB), M/o
Information & broadcasting and Central Council for Research in Yoga and
Naturopathy (M/o AYUSH) as a part of celebrations of the 3rd
International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2017. The theme of this
year’s conference is “Yoga for Health and Harmony”.
The
aim of the conference is to give insight to the journalists about the
scientific aspects of yoga & its benefits for human health. More than 150
Health Editors and media persons from National, Regional and International
media organizations are expected to attend the conference. Senior officers of
PIB and Ministry of AYUSH will also remain present on the occasion.
Three
eminent experts of yoga and modern Medicine will present highlights from recent
research works on aspects of yoga. The experts are as follows:
I.
Dr.
K. K. Deepak, AIIMS, New Delhi who will speak on Yoga and Stress management
II.
Dr.
R. S. Bhogal, Kaivalyadhama, Pune will deliver talk on Yoga and Mental Health
III.
Dr.
Hemant Bhargava, SVYASA, Bangalore will lecture on Yoga and Diabetes
The
workshop will also include short yoga demonstration as well as expericene
sharing by people who have been benefited by Yoga. The Editors/Journalists will
also have the opportunity to interact with the Yoga experts during the Q&A
sessions. The First National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga was organized
by M/o AYUSH and PIB last year.
Tomorrow’s
Health Editors’ Conference will be live streamed on PIB website including
YouTube channel of PIB, PIB Facebook & PIB Twitter. The link to the YouTube
channel of PIB is as below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAypXLY9sZI
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