Sept 20, Tuesday - Sewa International announced launch of “Family Services” program in New England and as part of family services program organized a 20 hour yoga workshop between September 11th and 20th at Amrit Sabha Adult Day Care Center in Northborough. The workshop is designed by S-Vyasa Yoga University in Bengaluru, India based on 30 years of research to help people manage diabetes with yoga using a holistic approach. These kinds of workshops are being conducted all across USA by Sewa International for last few years. Seven persons participated in the workshop.
The workshop included Yoga postures, stretches, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, stress management through Yoga and meditation. Workshop also included lectures from doctors and specialist on diabetes, stress management, diet. The participants were also asked to monitor their sugar levels throughout the workshop and all of them reported improved results at the end of the workshop.
The concluding ceremony was attended by several Sewa volunteers in the area. Chief guest on the occasion was Mr. Hemal Rathod, owner of Amrit Sabha, who presented certificates to the participants and congratulated them for their achievement.
All the participants were extremely satisfied with the way the program was organized and the results they experienced in such a short period of time. Each participant had a wonderful experience and all of them reported their blood sugar level dropped in the range of 10-40 points in 10 days.
The program was concluded with Mr. Raju Datla, chapter coordinator, offering vote of thanks. He congratulated the participants for the successful completion of the program and encouraged them to get involved with Sewa’s mission to help humanity in distress. He also thanked Dr. Sarva Uppaluri, Dr. Shubhada Javlekar, Dr. Sapna Sawant, Dr. Nitin Trivedi, and Clinical Dietitian Sneh Jaisingh for their valuable contribution, and Mrs & Mr Rathod for providing the facility Amrit Shaba for the workshop. The Projects coordinator Mrs. Samita Apte, who is a trained yoga therapist, was the instructor of the program. The workshop was extremely successful and the participants are looking forward to keeping up with the practice and come back for a follow up in 4 weeks. Sewa will continue to conduct such workshops throughout Massachusetts in coming months and years. Sewa conducts these workshops free but charges a deposit of $150 which is refunded once participants complete all the sessions. For those who want to know more about Yoga for Diabetes workshop or want to volunteer, please email us at boston@sewausa.org or contact Samita Apte at 978-399-4837.
Sewa USA is 501 (c) (3) Hindu faith-based non-profit, charitable organizations. All donations are tax-deductible (Tax Id# 20-0638718). Sewa serves humanity regardless of race, religion, color, gender or nationality.
