A week-long yoga and music camp for the residents of Government Girls Bala Mandira, housing abandoned, orphaned and rescued girls in Kalaburagi, was inaugurated on Tuesday.
Speaking after inaugurating the camp organised by the SSL Law College, District Child Protection Unit, Om Yoga Kendra and Karnataka Vachana Sahitya Academy, Yoga Master D. Siddappa said yoga was not merely physical exercise but a procedure which provides peace of mind and improves concentration and mental health.
He said it was imperative for every single individual to practice yoga for at least 30 minutes daily for leading a healthy life. He said yoga helps students to improve their concentration on studies and helps to lead a frugal and disciplined life without any over indulgence.
Soothing effect
Mr. Siddappa said students, particularly the residents of the State home, who are deprived of parental care, required more care and love.
Yoga and music would bridge the gap of love and affection and give them peace of mind, he said.
Principal of the SSL Law College Lingaraj M. Konin, in his presidential remarks, said that besides Mr. Siddappa providing basic training in Yoga to the residents, music teachers would remain for all seven days at the Bala Mandira to teach the basics of music to the girls.
While yoga would provide the much-needed physical and mental exercise, the music would provide a soothing impact on the disturbed psyche of the inmates, he said.
Dr. Konin also donated Rs. 10,000 to the authorities of the Bala Mandira for educational and other needs of the girls.
President of Child Welfare Committee Mallikarjun Duttargoan, president of the Karnataka Vachana Sahitya Academy Vijaykumar Tegaltippi, and others spoke on the occasion.
