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A total of 42,28,802 children, 22,72,197 adolescents and 17,37,440 pregnant and lactating women participated in the Yoga modules for their better health and well-being on the occasion of International Yoga Day, 2021 on June 21, 2021.   More than 32 lakh field functionaries and over 82 lakh beneficiaries participated in the event. Jharkhand The Ministry of Women and Child Development urged all State Governments/UT Administrations to work in a coordinated manner to observe the day and secure long-term gains in the area of public health and well-being. State Governments and all stakeholders also undertook several activities to ensure good participation in ... Read more

Lockdown fatigue extended work-from-home model and constant fear of infection has created a demand for wellness packages and stress relief therapies as consumers look to unwind and relax. Several hospitality firms, as well as online at home services platform such as Urban Company, have responded by curating packages on stress relief, digital detox, and immunity building meal services to woo customers. Badly hit by the pandemic, wellness business is reviving as various states lifted restrictions on spa services with Kerala being the most recent one. Hotels, resorts, and traditional Ayurveda centers have started witnessing demand registering up to 40% growth ... Read more

For some, a post-lockdown group activity that combines exercise with alcohol may seem like the ideal coronavirus stress-buster – though yoga purists should probably avoid Phnom Penh’s TwoBirds Craft Beer brewery while it’s taking place. The brewery’s yoga classes, resumed after a six-week lockdown across Cambodia – which has officially recorded not a single COVID death – were lifted on Jan. 1, combine holding a pose with clutching a beer, and they’re attracting devotees. “I have more fun with beer yoga. It’s not as serious as traditional yoga,” said Sreyline Bacha, 25, as she reached for a beer glass, wobbling ... Read more

With the opening of the tourism industry in Kerala, medical and wellness tourism has gained tremendous momentum. Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy are the key contributors injecting a new life to the hospitality industry which has itself been on life support system for a long time now. Yoga as well as Ayurveda has been seen as natural ways of boosting immunity, improving quality of life and wellbeing of both mind and body. The fact that both don’t pose any harmful effects adds to the advantage. Both are believed to have great significance in building immunity for the body, and also help ... Read more

To showcase the benefits of India’s ancient form of health science – yoga – and the potential of it as a tourism product, the Ministry of Tourism presented a webinar on ‘India as a Yoga Destination’ under the Dekho Apna Desh series. The webinar highlighted the current yoga landscape and how it can be leveraged to broad base and scale up tourism in India. The session was moderated by Rupinder Brar, additional director general of Ministry of Tourism and  presented by Achal Mehra who is the CEO of Greenway (a social impact company) and founder of an eco-friendly resort Mahua ... Read more

Meditation is not an act of doing. Meditation is the outcome that arises from the strategy of the tools applied, similar to profits being the outcome to a prescribed strategy in business. Currently it’s being prescribed as a cure for the impact of lock-down, as we are all isolated. As in business where one hires a consultant or CEO to formulate a strategy, similarly one hires a suitably awakened teacher, who has the credentials which are same as qualifications and again there are layers of awakening as there are levels of consultants. We at Shakti Prem Anand advocates a consultation ... Read more

“Yoga is discipline, dedication, and it has to be followed throughout your life. Yoga is beyond the distinction of age, colour, caste, creed, creed, cult, rich-poor, province, frontier. Yoga belongs to everyone and everyone belongs to yoga,” he said. “Yoga is ancient and modern. It is constant and evolving. For centuries, the essence of yoga has remained the same. Healthy body, stable mind, spirit of oneness. Yoga provides a perfect blend of knowledge, work and devotion.” The Prime Minister was speaking on the fifth edition of the International Yoga Day. The event began in Ranchi’s Prabhat Tara ground at 6 ... Read more

Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar has said the practice and propagation of Yoga has led to “Healthy life, Healthy living, Wellness and Prevention of Disease”. Yoga is one of India’s gifts to the world and has become the mantra of New India. Under the leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Yoga has been universally acknowledged by the United Nations and is now practiced globally around 200 countries on 21st June every year. Acknowledging the positive role & responsibility of media in disseminating the outreach of Yoga in India and abroad, the Minister said the Ministry of I&B has ... Read more

Ministry of AYUSH and WHO has been jointly organizing a three days Working Group Meeting for reviewing the WHO document ‘Benchmarks for Training in Yoga, from 26-28 February, 2019 at New Delhi. The meeting is coordinated by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY). WHO is developing Benchmarks Document for Training in Yoga as part of its global strategy to strengthen the quality, safety and effectiveness of Traditional and Complementary Medicine.  Development of this benchmarks document is included in the Project Collaboration Agreement signed between World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of AYUSH on Cooperation in the field of Traditional ... Read more

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Brazil on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy. Photo Courtesy: ayurvatraveller.com The MoU will enhance bilateral cooperation between India and Brazil in the areas of Traditional Systems of Medicine. This will be of immense importance to both countries considering their shared cultural heritage. India is blessed with well-developed systems of traditional medicine including medicinal plants, which hold tremendous potential in the global health scenario. India and Brazil share a very close and multi-faceted relationship at bilateral as well ... Read more

The first yoga retreat group post Yoga Ambassador’s Tour 2018 arrives in Kochi. Around 18 yoga enthusiasts from Czech Republic will spend 10 days in  Kerala under the leadership of Hana Fialova. Hana Fialova was one among the 52 delegates who participated in the Yoga Ambassador’s Tour 2018, conducted by Association of Tourism Trade Organisations India (ATTOI), in association with Ministry of AYUSH and Kerala Tourism in June 2018. The Yoga Retreat tour, operated by Chalukya Grace Tours, will explore the destinations like Marari, Alappuzha and Cherthala. The group will spend five days in Marari, 2 in Alappuzha and three in Cherthala. ... Read more

With the aim of increasing tourism activities in the state, Uttarakhand tourism department has given industry status to 29 new activities. Issuing the notification, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has issued orders to provide financial incentives and other facilities under the policy. Satpal Maharaj, Tourism & Culture Minister of Uttarakhand, said that now the businessmen of the tourism sector will be able to avail status of industry for the tourism activities. A notification has been issued regarding new activities of tourism. Floating Resorts in Tehri Lake “This will motivate the local youth for self-employment and get benefit ... Read more

The Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India on medical visa during 2016 and 2017 were estimated at 4, 27, 014 and 4, 95, 056 respectively, registering a positive growth of 15.9 per cent. “Medical Tourism holds immense potential for India. The Indian systems of medicines, viz. Ayurveda, Yoga, Panchakarma, Rejuvenation Therapy, etc., are among the most ancient systems of medical treatment in the world. India can provide medical and health care of international standards at low costs. India excels in the state of the art medical facilities, reputed health care professionals, quality nursing facilities and traditional healthcare therapies,” said K J ... Read more

The Ayurveda Promotion Society is organising Ayurveda Ambassador’s Tour from 25th October 2019 to 04th November 2019 across different destinations in Kerala. The decision to conduct Ayurveda Promotion Society’s first mega event was taken during the Annual General Meeting of  at Kochi announced its on 24th November 2018. The event is aimed to attract International operators/ Media specialized in Ayurveda and yoga, to experience the wellness and therapeutic facilities in Kerala and to meet the service provider’s in Kerala across different locations. “It’s a 12- Day programme starting from 25th October 2019 from Kannur in North Kerala and will conclude on November 4, 2019 at ... Read more

The Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu releasing the book ‘Yoga and Mindfulness’, authored by well known Yoga exponent, Mansi Gulati, in New Delhi on October 29, 2018. The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has advised the youth to shun sedentary lifestyle, junk food and stay healthy and also called up on people to make yoga an integral part of their daily routine to combat lifestyle diseases which have acquired menacing proportions. He was addressing the gathering after releasing the book ‘Yoga and Mindfulness’ authored by well known Yoga exponent, Mansi Gulati. The Vice President stressed that yoga would ... Read more