NE HEALTH BUREAU
COIMBATORE, APR 25
In order to improve the physical and mental well-being of prison inmates, special yoga classes were conducted by Isha for more than 2,000 prison inmates across Tamil Nadu in a single month. In April, Special yoga classes were conducted in prisons, including central jails in Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Palayamkottai, and other Districts and Sub jails in the state. Both male and female prisoners participated enthusiastically in these classes.
Yoga teachers trained by Sadhguru visited the prisons and taught the inmates different Yoga practices, including- Uyir Nokkam, Upa Yoga, and Surya Shakti. Uyir Nokkam is a simple yet powerful yogic practice to make body, mind, emotions, energies, and the five elements within us, function for our well-being. Upa Yoga which essentially means “sub-yoga” or “pre-yoga” offers a powerful set of 10 practices that activates the joints, muscles, and energy system, bringing ease to the whole system. Surya Shakti, an active form of Sun Salutation, cultivates great physical fitness and strength.
Prisoners in India report high levels of stress and other health-related problems. Understanding this, Isha, in the past few years, has undertaken to teach special yoga classes in prisons to improve the physical and mental physical well-being of the jail inmates.
Isha Foundation has been conducting Prison Programs in various prisons across Tamil Nadu for about 30 years since 1992. These life-transforming programs have touched the very core of the prisoners and have helped them bloom into their natural state of love, freedom, and joy – free from anger and hatred.
