Hiten Shukla, Gujarat
All Air Force Stations under South Western Air Command headed by Air Marshal HS Arora AVSM ADC, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra sectors celebrated ‘International Day of Yoga’ on 21 Jun 19 with mass yoga sessions for air warriors and their families. At Vayu Shakti Nagar, Chiloda, all air warriors of HQ SWAC performed Yoga Asanas.
Various Asanas, Suryanamaskar and Omkar Sadhana were done under the guidance of a renowned and experienced yoga teacher Mrs Beena Rawat and her team of yoga instructors from Sports Authority of India. The yoga session was conducted to spread awareness about the benefits of Yoga amongst air warriors and families.
Apart from spreading awareness it included demonstration of yogic kriya and culminated with discussions on benefit of meditation wherein the multiple benefits of yoga towards maintenance of health and well being encompassing physical, emotional and spiritual dimensions were emphasized. The air warriors were encouraged to adopt holistic approach of yoga to make them more resilient in handling their everyday assignments. Enthusiastic participation by air warriors and their family members made the event a grand success
