Chinmaya Mission Madurai observed and celebrated International Yoga Day on 21 June 2022. More than 50 participants including children and senior citizens performed Yoga Asanas, Pranayama and Dhyana according to the Yoga protocol released by the Govt of India “Ayush”. The members had been practicing Yoga for a month.
Former Principal of Thiagarajar College of Arts & Science, District Governor Nominee Designate Dr. Raja Govindaswamy and Managing Director of SVS Foods Dr. Sooraj Sundara Shankar were the Chief Guests for the occasion. They shared that for world peace, individual peace and morality were essential and that it should be practiced through Yoga given by our forefathers and Rishis.
Under the guidance of Swami Sivayogananda, Yoga Instructor and Chinmaya Devi Group Member Smt. Jyothi Venkatesh (Seethalakshmi) trained the participants and coordinated the event. Participants were provided with t-shirts, tracksuits, breakfast and refreshments. The Tamil news dailies Dinamalar and Dinamani gave good coverage of this memorable event.
