CHICAGO: Dr Tanmay Goswami, an active member of the recently launched Scheme for Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professionals, was in Chicago this week to attend the International Yoga Day organized under the initiative of Indian Consulate in Chicago. At the behest of his number of followers he announced setting up ‘Gosval Club of Yoga & Ayurveda, Chicago’ (Global Org of Social Vedic Art in Lives) on the day IYD was celebrated here.
The launch on the Yoga day was an instant success and he conducted Yoga Classes for his sixty disciples at River Woods, a Northwest Suburb of Chicago. This club is aimed to give Indian Vedic wisdom, knowledge of Yoga and health to the mainstream American society as well as true followers of Yoga in Chicagoland.
In his address to the Yoga attendees at the IYD, Dr Goswami pointed out that Yoga is ancient wisdom but essential for modern time. It is important to calm the mind, as life is too busy in places like Chicago.
‘Yogastu Chitta Vritti Nirodhah’ (in a state of yoga, all misconceptions of mind disappear). It is important to bring balance in social life, working life and personal life. With the help of Yoga & meditation one can achieve inner peace which cannot be purchased anywhere in market by money, but is definitely possible by Yoga.
The Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professionals is Mentored by Ministry of Ayush and is owned by Quality Control of India. With help of this national scheme, Yoga professionals can get certificate of Competence Standard at India as well as out of India. The benefit of this scheme is that Yoga professionals have certification of Standard and thus Yoga can be practiced nationally as well as internationally with good uniform standard.
Dr Tanmay Goswami is one of the members, of this National Committee. It is chaired by Sri Sri Ravi Shanker of Art of Living, Sri Shripad Naik, Minister of Yoga & Traditional Medicine, Dr R.P Singh, Director General of QCI and Anil Jauhri C.E.O, NABCB.
Dr Tanmay mentioned that at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi, in the presence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister for AYUSH, Sri Sripad Nayak, Narendra H R, Vasava Reddy, Sunil Singh; 21 people were given Yoga Certification.
Ramesh Soparawala
India Post News Service
