Health has always been a chief concern for all. The recent years have seen a shift in mass perception: adopting a healthy lifestyle has become absolute and it’s a no brainer that yoga and meditation are playing a key role in it.
Indian herbs are something that can be found in every household kitchen or garden. With their enormous health benefits, it was only fascinating to know how these herbs could be used to promote one’s wellbeing. A huge crowd of enthusiastic elders turned up for the workshop on healing through yoga, meditation and herbs, conducted by renowned Naturopath and Yogacharya Dr. Seema Sood, who herself has been practicing yoga for almost 40 years now.
She talked about how the way to be a healthy involves union of two things: physical exercises and the balance of inner energies. There are two types of body: physical body and subtle or energy body. The pursuit of being a healthy individual involves physical exercises and balance of the inner energies. There are seven energy channels known as chakras in our subtle body. These are:
It is crucial for an individual to maintain this balance, which can otherwise lead to lot of the social and psychological issues later. Some of the thoughts she shared with audience were:
The elders were curious and sought out answers to their queries, engaged in discussions on personal experiences and got clarity on myths around health issues. The session ended on a relaxing and peaceful note, with a small session on meditation.
Great Times by Samvedna is our new social and recreational club in Sector 43, Gurgaon, for members 55 years and above. Its a place where members come to get fit, meet like minded people and share their life experiences and give back to the community.
Activities at the club include fitness exercises, mind stimulation, tambola, dancing, book reviews, movies, community outreach, and talks on health management. The club has a library, computer room, visits by physiotherapists and doctors, access to board games and cards, a fully functional pantry with healthy and affordable snacks and tea and coffee on the house.
Transportation is available on select routes. There are special discounts for group memberships. The club is open Monday-Friday, 11am to 4pm. There are special classes for yoga, computers, spoken english, music and painting. We also have Bridge mornings every Tuesday and Thursday.
Samvedna Care, G-7 Oriental Villas, Sushant Lok III, Sector 57, Gurgaon
Samvedna Care, C-13 Anand Niketan, New Delhi
+91 74280 97301
