“Traditional Indian systems of medicine are holistic as they help us in management of mind and body”, said Mrs. S. Jalaja, Secretary, Deptt. of Ayush, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI. In her inaugural speech she mentioned that older systems of medication, like Chinese, Arabic and Indian, had gone into hibernation after the Greeks developed an allopathic system. Though the allopathic system has its own merits and provides immediate relief the Ayurvedic and Yogic systems develop all round immunity, improve well being of human beings.

Mrs S Jalaja Secretary (Ayush) Govt. of India addressing the participants

After successful completion of the first batch for the course on Health Promotion through Ayurveda and Yoga the IRCS today started classes for the second batch with a fresh group of 50 participants. The initiative is being supported by the Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India and is being conducted in close collaboration with Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS) and Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhii.

In his address the Secretary General of IRCS & Course Director Dr. S.P. Agarwal stated that it was a challenging task to select 50 participants out of hundreds of applications received. He said that the course aims at improving the health of the people through the sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga at the individual and community level. He informed that the participants of the first batch had reported improvements in their health indicators such as blood pressure, cholesterol level, haemoglobin level etc. in addition to reduction of weight in many cases after joining the course. He further mentioned that yogic exercises result in reduction of fatigue, better reflexes and marked decline in the stress levels. He added that due to the encouraging results and overwhelming response from people to join this course, we are committed to take this health promotion programme further.