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Yoga and Meditation Camp held for female inmates in Punjab Jail
Jagmohan Singh
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
AMRITSAR: ‘Art of Living’ Foundation of Sri Sri Ravishankar conducted a week long Yoga and Meditation Camp for female inmates of the jail from 6th to 13th July.
The ‘Art Of Living’ Foundation, Bangalore run by Sri Sri Ravishankar conducted the Prison Smart Course in Women Hostel of Central jail. More than hundred female inmates participated in the course and found it very usefull in fighting stress by meditation and yoga, as stated in a official press release.
Speaking on the occasion, Programme Coordinator Manmeet Pal Kaur, emphasized the need of yoga and meditation to ward off stress and depression. Yoga was essential in maintaining the spiritual health of an individual in this world of loneliness.
Superintendent, Central Jail, Amritsar G.S. Sidhu, called upon more and more jail inmates to join yoga and meditation courses which can help in de-addiction and remove sense of guilt for being in the jail.
He said it was the policy of the Government to organise ‘Art of Living’ courses in all jails of the state so that inmates can lead a better life when they are released from Jail. He said in future, many more such courses to be organised in the Jail.
The ‘Art Of Living’ Foundation, Bangalore run by Sri Sri Ravishankar conducted the Prison Smart Course in Women Hostel of Central jail. More than hundred female inmates participated in the course and found it very usefull in fighting stress by meditation and yoga, as stated in a official press release.
Speaking on the occasion, Programme Coordinator Manmeet Pal Kaur, emphasized the need of yoga and meditation to ward off stress and depression. Yoga was essential in maintaining the spiritual health of an individual in this world of loneliness.
Superintendent, Central Jail, Amritsar G.S. Sidhu, called upon more and more jail inmates to join yoga and meditation courses which can help in de-addiction and remove sense of guilt for being in the jail.
He said it was the policy of the Government to organise ‘Art of Living’ courses in all jails of the state so that inmates can lead a better life when they are released from Jail. He said in future, many more such courses to be organised in the Jail.
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Subject: Yoga and Meditation Camp held for female inmates in Punjab Jail
Comment: Being a criminal is a ill state of mind which also need some treatment like other disease. A criminal mind is always full of high range negative thoughts like hate, guilt, anger etc. and with these emotions it's hard to survive and life becomes hell for them.
It's a great step toward the humanity to arrange a yoga camp for them.
Yoga not only gives us a healthy body and mind but it also shows us a path to live a happy life. Yogic teaching teaches us to cope up with daily mental and emotional harassment and to keep our self happy healthy.