YOGA OUTREACH 2023

Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

A series of yoga shivirs were organized by Satyananda Ashram Rajnandgaon and coordinated by Sannyasi Tarini. Bal Yogesh and Ghanshyam were instructors and demonstrators:

From 9th to 11th April, a shivir was conducted for Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh trainee girls, aged 16- 21 years, at the Satyananda Yoga Ashram, Rajnandgaon. 32 girls including their physiotherapist and a mentor participated in this three-day shivir with great enthusiasm, focussing mainly on relaxation and pranayama practices.
From 8th to 12th May, a children’s camp was conducted for 13 children aged 7 to 15 years. They had a positive time at the ashram with asana, pranayama, yoga nidra, chanting, yogic games, drawing and colouring yantras, seva and a havan at the culmination. Sannyasi Tarini organized the camp.
From 19th to 21st May, a three-day yoga shivir was held at Kanchan Bagh Colony, in which 15 people participated.
From 25th to 27th May, a three-day yoga shivir was held at Kanharpuri village near Satyananda Ashram Rajnandgaon. About 50 people participated, most of them were children.
From 7th to 14th June, Srimad Bhagavat Katha was conducted at the Satyananda Yoga Ashram, Rajnandgaon, to commemorate the centenary of Sri Swami Satyananda. Sri Ishwarchandra Vyas from Junagadh narrated the epic in a charming manner to the devotees and disciples who had assembled for the occasion.
From 7th to 12th August, a yoga camp was held at the Government High School Mohar for 80 students. After the yoga camp, five students have been able to take further yoga classes; now trained students conduct yoga classes in their school every Saturday.
From 4th to 6th October, a yoga shivir was conducted by Bal Yogesh at Gayatri Vidya Peeth, Choki, for 60 students.
From 20th to 22nd October, a morning session for 21 adults at the Bhagwan Mahavir Samta Vridhashram. The yoga shivir ended with a havan on the last day of the camp.
From 23rd to 25th October, a yoga shivir was conducted at Gayatri Vidya Peeth, Choki, for 65 students.
On 30th October, Bal Yogesh conducted a yoga session at the Wesleyan School, Rajnandgaon, for 120 students who liked the yoga session very much.