As part of the national celebrations leading to the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2025, the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) Shillong, under the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, organised a yoga awareness programme today at Laitumkhrah Assamese Secondary School here.
The event was conducted in collaboration with the Meghalaya Yog Samiti to promote the benefits of yoga and holistic well-being among students and the school community.
This year’s Yoga Day theme, ‘Yoga for One Earth, One Health’, reflects the interconnectedness of personal health and environmental balance. The programme aimed to cultivate this spirit among young learners by encouraging healthy habits, mental discipline, and environmental responsibility. School students, teachers and NCC cadets led by their teacher Sangeeta Chakraborty enthusiastically participated in the yoga programme.
The session was conducted by yoga Instructor Shiv Sewa, who led the participants through the Common Yoga Protocol as prescribed by the Union Ministry of AYUSH. The protocol included loosening exercises, foundational yoga asanas such as Tadasana, Vrikshasana, Bhujangasana, and Shavasana, as well as Pranayama techniques like Anulom Vilom and Bhramari. The session concluded with a brief meditation. Sewa highlighted the benefits of regular yoga practice in improving flexibility, reducing stress, and enhancing focus – particularly useful for students to improve concentration and academic performance.
Dipankar Nandu, State Secretary of the Meghalaya Yog Samiti, addressed the students and shared that yoga is more than just a physical routine, it is a way of life that cultivates harmony between body, mind, and nature. He encouraged the young participants to make yoga a regular habit for long-term wellness.
Adding an environmental focus to the programme, fruit-bearing saplings were planted on the school campus under the national campaign “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”. This symbolic gesture reinforced the message of environmental care and honoured the nurturing spirit of motherhood and nature.
