YOGA OUTREACH 2023
We are blessed and are happy to share, that we have started our Yoga Outreach programs in prisons in the state of Tamil Nadu. The current DGP prisons was impressed especially with meditation and yoga nidra, and he has permitted us to take sessions in Chennai Central prison.
We have started our sessions in the prison for under trials. Around 150 to 200 people attend live and the live streaming is connected currently to all three prisons in Chennai. Every cell is provided a television where the inmates are made to participate. We are experimenting it now and if there are no glitches, this will be streamed to all seven major prisons across Tamil Nadu. Currently we are reaching out to around 4,000 inmates.
We are giving them the capsules as advised and designed by our beloved Swami Niranjan. We provide asana, pranayama practices and ajapa japa followed by visualization of the divya jyoti in chidakasha. I suggested to see the light as their own inner light which burns all their wrongdoings. They were also asked to write their sankalpa in the midst of the jyoti. We ended the sessions with yoga nidra where the sankalpa is reaffirmed.
Many participants started crying after the practice and were visibly relieved and happy. They felt that they were born anew and could feel the presence of the divine there. A few of them mentioned that they could visualize their fears flowing out.
The first session was seen by DGP, DIGs and SPs apart from the technical team. In fact, the DGP is very appreciative of our sessions. We are proud that the Bihar School Yoga practice session is a live session while most other big institutions do recorded video sessions. We are also placing YOGA magazines in their library.