Four-day Yoga Dasara gets under way in Mysuru

Yoga Dasara was inaugurated at J.K. Grounds in Mysuru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram

The four-day Yoga Dasara got under way at J.K. Grounds in Mysuru on Wednesday. The event, themed ‘Yoga for a healthy tomorrow’, was inaugurated by Gavi Mutt seer Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Mahaswami in the presence of yoga trainers, practitioners, enthusiasts, and officials.

Yoga Dasara highlighted the role of yoga in addressing risk factors of increasingly unhealthy lifestyle. Experts participating in the event on the inaugural day highlighted the benefits and scientific approach to yoga, emphasising that it should complement medical treatment rather than serve as an alternative to it.

Focusing on Ashtanga Yoga, Srivatsa, principal of Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, said: “Yoga practice should not be limited to basic postures and pranayama. Personalised practise of yoga is mandatory to have efficacy, while stating that yoga should be practised consistently.”