asaNa Magazine | March 2017 27
Y
oga Pracitioners
have welcomed
Louisiana State
U n i v e r s i t y
(LSU) in
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana’s
flagship university which claims
to be “one of the premier Research
Universities in the South”, for
offering free yoga workshops
and clinic; and are urging all US
universities to offer such free
yoga programs.Besides free Yoga Pranayama (to bring harmony to the
mind, body, and spirit), and Yoga Handstands workshops
in its 3,268 square foot Mind & Body Studio and a
Paddleboard Yoga Clinic; LSU is also offering a Yoga
Retreat which includes a guided meditation, Power Yoga,
Yoga for Relaxation, Vinyasa Yoga, Align & Flow Yoga,
Yin Yoga, and Yoga Fundamentals.Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada
today, termed it as a step in the positive direction to
make yoga workshops and clinic available free of cost
for students, faculty, and staff at such a renowned
institution; and offer a variety of other yoga programs at
an affordable price.According to US National Institutes of Health, yoga
may help one to feel more relaxed, be more flexible,
improve posture, breathe deeply, and get rid of stress.
According to a “2016 Yoga in America Study”, about 37
million Americans (which included many celebrities)
now practice yoga; and yoga is strongly correlated with
having a positive self image. Yoga was the repository
of something basic in the human soul and psyche, Zed
added.Established in 1860, LSU offers 211 degree programs
and enrolls over 31,000 students. F. King Alexander,
Scott Ballard and Laurie Braden are President, Board of
Supervisors Chair and University Recreation Executive
Director respectively.yOGA NEWS