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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Booklets on ‘Yoga and Pranayama’ to be distributed

Government Whip and TUDA Chairman Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy launching the distribution in Tirupati. (Source: THE HINDU)

As many as 1.6 lakh families will get pocket-size booklets on ‘Yoga and Pranayama’, considered the tool to stabilise breath and streamline mental order, in a bid to keep COVID-19 at bay.

Government Whip and TUDA Chairman Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy has offered to distribute the 70-page booklet to every household in the Chandragiri constituency and launched the process near Mukkoti temple.

“The government is sending a yoga guru in the form of this booklet to your house. I appeal to everyone to derive the benefit of yoga and stay healthy in the times of pandemic”, he said. The booklet has description on various ‘asanas’ that can keep a person engaged for 60 to 90 minutes. The book has a detailed list of dos and don’ts, apart from stipulated conditions mandated to take up the exercise.

Mr. Reddy stressed the importance of performing ‘Surya Namaskar’ to stay healthy.

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