Women receive yoga training in Chandigarh
Under the training programme, as many as 150 rural women trained as yoga instructors
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As many as 4,000 women from 172 villages in Punjab are learning yoga under Roundglass Foundation’s yoga programme that focuses on enabling the well-being of rural communities with yoga.
Harmanjit Kaur from a village in Majra block says that she used to experience stiffness of joints, adding, “Practising asanas and living a yogic lifestyle has helped me change my life for the better. I feel healthier.”
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Under the training programme, as many as 150 rural women trained as yoga instructors and paid a stipend, providing them financial agency. These women are now able to contribute to their family income.
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