The 33rd session of the Dekho Apna Desh webinar series of the Ministry of Tourism was held yesterday. It was titled Yoga and Wellness – An offering for challenging times and focused on the basics of Yoga as a great tool to help improve respiratory health and overall immunity of the body, both of which are involved in prevention of infection and healing during the Corona pandemic. Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series is an effort to showcase India's rich diversity under Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat programme.<br />'' <br />''The session of the Dekho Apna Desh webinar series was presented by three renowned Yoga Gurus, International Yoga practitioner & spiritual master Yoga Guru Bharat Thakur, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya Dr. Chinmay Pandya and Expert in Nadi Vigyan Dr. Laxminarayan Joshi. The presenters spoke about how the ancient philosophy of Yoga can help people to lead healthier, happier and a stress-free life.<br />'' <br />''Dr. Laxminarayan Joshi introduced his presentation with Rishikesh as World Capital of Yoga. He spoke about Nadi Vidya, a popular term in Ayurveda.  Nadi in Sanskrit means pipe or tube but can be interpreted as channel, therefore, they are known as energy channels that are believed to carry Prana, the life force energy and are said to meet at specific points throughout the body that are known as Nadichakras. There are 72000 Nadis, but of these seven are the most important and of the three are the most vital.  The Nadis play a role in Yoga, as many Yogic practices, including 'Shatkarmas', 'Mudras' and 'Pranayama', are intended to open and unblock the Nadis.  Alignment of the body, posture and proper blood supply to all the channels is possible with Nadi Vidya.<br />''<br />''  Dr. Chinmay Pandya said, Yoga is positive direction and transformation of the individual and the real goal of life is self-realization and purification of inner soul. He said, it can't happen in single day, but it needs constant practice, vigil and meditation.<br />''<br />''  Yoga Guru Bharat Thakur stated that Yoga is an ancient science, more than 5,000 years old, which was devised by Yogis who went to the Himalayas in search of answers to life and what lies beyond. Today, many people looking for solutions for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing turn to Yoga because it can be practised by anyone from a child to a senior citizen. In order to deal with the present pandemic, Yoga Guru Bharat Thakur stated that Suryanamaskar and Pranayam will help in body alignment and improve the immune system focusing on physical, mental and spiritual elevation.<br />''<br />''The Dekho Apna Desh Webinars are conducted in association with the National e-Governance Division created by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The sessions of webinars are now available on youtube and also on Ministry of Tourism Websites </span><a href="http://incredibleindia.org/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://incredibleindia.org&source=gmail&ust=1592741216158000&usg=AFQjCNEW3OLnKbIf9FCNPV2VMh3KPa-OuA">incredibleindia.org</a><span style="color: #222222;"> and </span><a href="http://tourism.gov.in/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tourism.gov.in&source=gmail&ust=1592741216159000&usg=AFQjCNGXHFFZUjKZdtkktjod2da7P7HKuA">tourism.gov.in</a><span style="color: #222222;"> and all social media handles of the Ministry of Tourism.</span><br />