Yoga for skill development for juveniles

Jaipur: To improve mental stability of girls in juveniles centres and train them in a livelihood skill, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurveda University, Jodhpur, along with the Rajasthan ILD Skill University, Jaipur, has started a yoga training programme.

Located near Mandor police station in Jodhpur, 25 girls of a juvenile centre were given training in a six-month certificate course in yoga recently. The aim of this course was to help girls who were dealing with emotional issues in life in addition to giving them a livelihood option.

Abhimanyu Kumar, vice-chancellor of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurveda University said, “The course is designed to give girls a basic training of different asanas to deal with problems of breathing and cold with naturopathy. After doing this course, students can work as yoga instructors or pursue their education further.”

The course had started in October 2020 and was completed in March 25, 2021. The government was now planning to take this course further in different juvenile centres in Rajasthan.

University faculty C.B.Sharma, who was coordinating the programme, said the response was good. “We received good feedback from girls and were expecting to place them in some institute, but because of lockdown it wasn’t possible. We will soon re-start the programme in coming months in other juvenile centres,” said Sharma.