International Yoga Festival 2023 Day-7

Day-7 of International Yoga Festival (IYF) began with yoga sessions & Naadi parikshan camp. Special meditation session was conducted by Heartfulness Organisation.

The prominent event of the day was Divine session by S. Sridharan, senior most yoga teacher at KYM (Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram). He had a very successful career as a merchant banker in a public sector bank for 28 years. He learned the nuances of yoga in a very traditional gurukul manner and studied all the important ancient texts of yoga. He practiced application of yoga therapy in terms of illnesses and spirituality. Drawn by the desire to fully devote his time to yoga, he gave up his position as a merchant banker and started yoga on a full time basis in 1998. He has represented KYM on all the forums, conferences, seminars etc. His teaching career include consultation and classes of yoga therapy. Along with that classroom teaching of all aspects of yoga to Indian as well as international students in India and abroad.

Sridharan talked about the origin, evolution and development of yoga traditions in India. Tirumalai Krishnamacharya is considered the father of modern yoga in the world. Any form of yoga that anyone, anywhere is doing now has an amount of influence from Krishnamacharya and his teachings. Krishnamacharya’s disciples include Indra Devi, BKS Iyengar, K Pattabhi Jois and many more, who became famous after learning from him. Krishnamacharya himself was a very multifaceted personality. Basically he was oriented In Vedic education not modern education and incidentally he picked up a lot of other sciences like Ayurveda. He became a specialist in Ayurveda also. He combined principles of Ayurveda  with Yoga. He used mantras in yoga. Mantra is a Sanskrit word which means that which protects the one who reflects, recites or meditates on it. Now a days Mantra Yoga is also quite popular across the world.

Yoga and meditation session for management of blood pressure related disorders was conducted  by Chhavi Sisodia from Heartfulness organization.

Closing ceremony was made memorable by felicitation of all the dignitaries and the special celebration of Holi festival on the stage of yoga festival.