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Lec-dem on Yoga at Haileybury School, Nur-Sultan

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Dr. Brijesh Gupta, Yoga teacher, Indian Cultural Centre, Nur-Sultan held a lecture demonstration on the importance of yoga for students and youth on March 19, 2015 at Haileybury school. The Lec-dem was held at the invitation of the school. 

Dr. Gupta outlined the main benefits of yoga and said that it helped in improving physical as well as mental and emotional strength of the individual. He said that students faced a lot of mental stress because of the modern day life which may lead to physical and psychological problems and it was necessary that the children and students learned the techniques to develop physical and mental endurance to deal with such issues. He said that yoga could be of great help in this context.

Dr. Gupta ended the session with demonstration of yogic postures (Asanas) specifically beneficial for the children. Students took keen interest in the session and asked a number of questions.