NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, AUG 11
Inmates of central prisons across Tamil Nadu are attending yoga classes online from July 28 to remain healthy and beat the coronavirus during the COVID-19 lockdown.
A release from Isha Foundation said “On the request of Tamil Nadu Prisons Department, Isha Yoga Center is conducting online Yoga sessions for inmates at all Central Prisons in Chennai, Vellore, Cuadallore, Trichy, Salem and Palayankottai.”
Isha teachers trained by Sadhguru are delivering the online modules in Tamil to participants. The request was made by the state government’s Prisons Department to improve physical and mental health of inmates during lockdown.
The online sessions include Yoga Namaskar, Simha Kriya and Isha Kriya. Simha Kriya is a 3-minute yogic practice designed by Sadhguru and offered to the world as a tool to enhance one’s immune system and strengthen the respiratory system by improving lung capacity.
Several practitioners of Simha Kriya around the world including doctors have testified to the efficacy of the practice.
Thousands of prisoners across Tamil Nadu are benefiting from the online sessions. Isha has been conducting Yoga sessions in Tamil Nadu prisons for almost 20 years from now, the release added.
