AIIA GOA YOGASANA COMPETITION : 2023
As a part of celebration of 9th International Day of Yoga 2023, All India Institute of Ayurveda, Goa, a Satellite Institute of All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, an Autonomous Organization under Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has organized a Yogasana Competition on 17th June 2023.
The Yogasana Competition was conducted separately for AIIA GOA BAMS First Year Batch 2023-24 students and for All AIIA GOA Employees.
A special theme created by Faculty Dr. Yogesh Shinde for the AIIA GOA Yogasana Competition 2023 was ॥आसनेन भवेत दृढं॥ “Asanen Bhavet Drudham” meaning “With Yogasanas We Become Strong.”
More than 150 AIIA Goa Family members participated in this Competitions.
AIIA Goa Dean Dr. Sujata Kadam madam briefed the idea and vision behind the AIIA Goa Yogasana Competition 2023 and the purpose of special theme. She congratulated Dr. Yogesh Shinde, Assistant Professor and Mrs. Mohini Meti, Yoga Therapist from Department of Swasthavritta and Yoga for organizing this unique yogic event in the campus.
The competition was started with 2 rounds in each category and 3 winners were declared from each category. The 6 winners will be felicitated on 21st June during the celebration of International Day of Yoga 2023.
Dr. Yogesh Shinde, Assistant Professor, AIIA Goa organized the AIIA Goa Yogasana Competition 2023.
Associate Dean Dr. Kalpana Sathe, Yoga Therapist Mrs. Mohini Meti judged the Yogasanas.
Dr. Chintamani Patil, Dr. Mahima Pansuriya, Mr. Mahendra Dhuri, Mr. Mahadev Koregaonkar, Mr. Atul Jadhav, Mr. Vinayak Inchal, and other teams coordinated all the essential arrangements of the competition.
After the competition, a special difficult Yogasana session was voluntarily performed by Faculty Dr. Thrijil Krishnan, Dr. Swapnil Auti, Dr. Shivanand Patil, Dr. Akhilesh Shukla, Dr. Prashant Sasane, Dr. Resmi B.G. Dr. Lalita Gawas, Dr. Alreeza Fernandis and the similar surprising and enthusiastic performance was given by all AIIA Goa employees Mrs. Vinita Rane, Mr. Sagar Dhuri, Mrs. Arati, Mrs. Sangeeta Yadav, Mrs. Bhakti Chavan, Miss. Durga, Miss. Pinki etc.
The AIIA GOA Yogasana Competition 2023 created unity, positivity, harmony and happiness amongst all the AIIA Goa Family and created an awareness amongst everyone to open the doors of Self Yogasana Practice for a Strong and Healthy Body and Mind as proposed in the theme.