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April 15, 2010 | Agra explores benefits of yoga asanas performed in water |
Agra: While yoga has legions of followers, Agra sees locals going in for water yoga. In water yoga, the 'asanas',
or yogic postures, are performed in water, making them more challenging than when they are practiced on dry land. At times, the exercises even become less
arduous as the hydrostatic pressure makes it easier to perform the asanas by supporting
the body in every direction. Harish Chaturvedi, who is a lawyer by profession,
is teaching locals the art of performing yoga in water free of cost. The response
to this unusual form of yoga has been positive. "Harish Chaturvediji he is very
good at performing yoga in water. He is teaching children free of cost. However,
the administration has requested him, therefore he is coming here and taking the
time out to teach the kids. It is a very good thing," said Sudhir Narayan, a water
yoga student. Chaturvedi said that yoga has been a very old tradition in India's
culture, mentioned even in the ancient Indian epic 'Mahabharata'. Body gets free
of diseases by the practice of water yoga as water gives a lot of energy. "Swimming
everybody can learn but side by side if they learn yoga you can never be ditched,
you will never feel tired. This is a fact by itself...no tiredness. The level
of oxygen is very high in water...you will go near it...you will not have breathing
problems," said Chaturvedi. Chaturvedi has been teaching yoga from past 12 years
in Agra's Eklavya Sports Stadium. |
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