Southern Naval Command celebrates International Yoga Day 2017

3rd International Yoga Day 2017 celebrated at Indain Naval Academy, Ezhimala

A large practice cum demonstration of Yoga was led by Smt Meena Bhokare, President, Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA), Ezhimala a Yoga therapist herself, to commemorate the 3rd International Yoga Day 2017 organized by INS Zamorin on Wednesday, 21 June 2017. Service personnel and defence civilians from Indian Naval Academy (INA), INS Zamorin and INHS Navjivani and their family members participated in large numbers and performed various asanas, pranyam and meditation as part of this mega event.

Students of Naval Children School and Naval Kindergarten, Ezhimala participating in the mass yoga demonstration at Indian Naval Academy to commemorate the 3rd International Yoga Day 2017

Smt Meena Bhokare, President, Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA), Ezhimala inaugurating the mass yoga demonstration at INA to commemorate the 3rd International Yoga Day 2017

The mass yoga demonstration was the culmination of the two week long Yoga instructional camp which commenced on Thursday, 08 June 2017 in association with ‘The Art of Living Foundation’, Payyanur. The instructional camp was aimed to create awareness amongst the station personnel about many benefits of this ancient practice and to make the practice of Yoga an integral part of life in keeping with this year theme ‘Yoga for Health’.  

The mass yoga demonstration was the culmination of the two week long Yoga instructional camp which commenced on Thursday, 08 June 2017 in association with ‘The Art of Living Foundation’, Payyanur

Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, AVSM, YSM, NM, Commandant, INA and Rear Admiral Amit Vikram, Principal, INA, Commodore Kamlesh Kumar, Station Commander, Ezhimala, all Senior Naval Officers, Sailors, Civilian personnel and their families also participated on the occasion.

Smt Meena Bhokare, President, Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA), Ezhimala and Commodore Kamlesh Kumar, Station Commander, Ezhimala imparted instructions and demonstration during the mass yoga demonstration

The two week long Yoga instructional camp organized by INS Zamorin was aimed to create awareness of the many health benefits of the ancient practice and to make the practice of Yoga an integral part of life in keeping with this year theme ‘Yoga for Health’