Event Details

International Yoga Day

Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self

It is a divine connection of the Body and Mind

International Yoga Day marks the celebration of this divine connection. It is celebrated worldwide with the spirit of energy and positivity.

This year, on the occasion of Yoga Day, we invite you to a talk by Ms Sowmya Ayyar, Executive Director, Prafull Oorja Foundation. The Foundation has taken Yoga to under-served members of our community, such as children with special needs, women in rural areas and prison inmates, by creating a supportive environment that allows them to participate and reap the benefits of improved physical and mental health.  

Date: Monday, 21st June 2021

Time: 9.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.

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About the speaker:

Ms. Sowmya Ayyer has completed BS in sociology and gerontology (Santa Clara University, California) with focus on migration of elderly Indian women to US. She has done her MA in Peace Studies (European Peace University and University of Innsbruck, Austria) with focus on yoga for international peace building. She has done YTT, Yin and restorative yoga (Southwest Institute for Healing Arts, Arizona) She has also done MA, Environmental Security (United Nations, University for Peace, Upeace Costa Rica) focus on Yoga as a form of Nature to rebuild character in domestic violence survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder and PGDM, social innovation management (Amani Institute, Bangalore) focus on self- love for prison remand homes.