Yoga and meditation camp organized in Central Jail on the first International Meditation Day

A special meditation and yoga camp was organized for prisoners in the Central Jail of the capital Raipur today on the occasion of the first International Meditation Day. This meditation and yoga camp was conducted by former member and senior instructor of Art of Living, Mr. Ajay Singh. In this camp, prisoners were made to practice various methods of meditation, pranayama and yoga.

In the program, trainer Shri Ajay Singh highlighted the importance of meditation and its benefits to the prisoners. He informed that the United Nations has declared 21 December as International Meditation Day so that every person can achieve mental and physical health. Shri Singh described meditation as an effective medium of peace of mind and emotional stability. Meditation is a practice, meditation is a method of training a person’s mind and achieving mental clarity, emotional peace and physical relaxation. Meditation reduces stress as well as improves emotional balance, reduces anxiety and depression and increases the quality of sleep. He informed that on this occasion of recognition of India’s ancient and eternal knowledge, Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar himself will participate as the keynote speaker at the headquarters of the United Nations, in which people from 180 countries will also join online. In this connection, this event was also organized in the Central Jail today.

Jail Superintendent Shri Amit Sandilya while addressing said that adopting meditation in daily life will reduce stress and provide mental peace. He termed this initiative as extremely important for the reformation of prisoners and their overall development. This event is an effort to not only improve the physical and mental health of prisoners but also encourage their soulful and spiritual development. This camp is an important step towards promoting ‘holistic health and well-being of human beings’, one of the main objectives of the United Nations. More than 200 prisoners and jail officials participated in this yoga and meditation camp.