SAIIER 2018:Yoga awareness and demonstration in ten bioregion villages
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On World Yoga Day, 21 June 2017, Auroville took the initiative to celebrate in Auroville and its bioregion. This project was aimed at introducing some simple asanas to bioregion villagers to practice in daily life.
Description of project:
- 25 yoga students from Auroville's Arulvazhi School demonstrated asanas in 10 villages .
- A 20-minute film was made of the event, and Pondicherry DD and other local channels broadcast it for one week.
- A leaflet with images of asanas and instruction text was distributed.
The children and adults of these ten villages were exposed to simple asanas and their benefits to health and life. We sought to give insight about a holistic approach for overall health.
Reflections:
The challenge was to get the villagers' attention in the age of television and smartphones. Through this cultural activity demonstration we could bring the people out of their houses.
We would like to conduct yogasanas annually or quarterly, and arrange for Yoga teachers to lead classes where it is requested in the villages.