Minister for Ayush, Shripad Y Naik, has said that during the COVID pandemic, Yoga has helped people manage not only their physical but also their mental health. He praised The Yoga Institute Mumbai for its COVID-led initiatives during the pandemic, and also for its 102 years of dedication to serve people and society.
The Minister was the Chief Guest at a virtual meet organized to celebrate the completion of 102 years of The Yoga Institute. He also introduced the TYI Meditation App, Nispanda. He said, “Nispanda is the meditation app that the world has been waiting for. This app is meditation delivered to you in the palm of your hands.” Minister Naik congratulated The Yoga Institute on completing 102 years of excellence and service to the humans of the world. “Yoga is India’s gift to the world, and The Yoga Institute has done a beautiful job of carefully delivering it to the people”, he said. During the COVID pandemic, people started learning the real value of Yoga. Yoga helped people to manage not only their physical health and immunity, but also mental and emotional wellbeing, he added.
Dr Hansa J Yogendra, Director, The Yoga Institute, said, “The Yoga Institute has always been committed to taking Householder Yoga to more and more people across India and the world, and our journey of 102 years of transforming lives has been made possible due to the vision and efforts of three generations of yogis led by our Founder, Yoga Guru Shri Yogendra ji.”
