The modern medical system started realizing the need of life style intervention in managing many of the disease conditions effectively. Moreover, the holistic approach of treatment gained importance and momentum as the society could feel the necessity of such system for the modern day problems. Here, Yoga opens a new paradigm for all-round development of personality with effective treatment of health problems.

Yoga could be of immense use for the younger generation in imparting a value based education and cultivating the right attitudes towards the society and nation as a whole. Yoga has become one of the essential components of health education programme in schools and thus has found a place in the mainstream education system.

Through this National Yoga Week, MDNIY is making efforts to provide a common platform for the experts to share and update recent developments in improving the overall health of a child and to explore & deliberate the judicious use and integration of Yoga in the health education programmes in school.

The Institute is also organizing nation-wide Yoga Awareness Programmes in schools and conduct Yoga Camps for the school children, on its own and through the leading Yoga Institutes of the country from 12 - 18 February, 2010 on the eve of the National Yoga Week - 2010. More…

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