Guest Lecture By Dr. Shekhar Sharma

Start Date: 
Monday, October 12, 2020
Start Time: 
09:30 am
Venue: 
Microsoft Teams

Objective of the event- To make students aware about the importance of yoga in day to day life.

On October 12, 2020 a virtual guest lecture was organized by the department of Sports and NCC for the students of IIS (Deemed to be University) from 9:30 am-10:30 am. The Dr. Shekhar Sharma (Guest of the day) started the session by elucidating his views on the topic “yoga in daily life – ancient and modern” with the strength of total 35 students further Dr. Shekhar explained the importance of yoga in day to day life as yoga during the day can be a great way to get rid of stress that accumulates in both mind and body. He also focused on many yoga postures like prayanama, bhujang asan, kapalbhati, shavaasana that are very helpful in relieving stress, reducing joint pain and enhancing flexibility. He also explained the inherent value of yoga in reference to current covid situation as it helps in building immunity. The session concluded with an interaction Q/A session between students and teachers.

Outcome of the event- The session was very delightful for students and teachers to gain knowledge about yoga in day to day life.