Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS). Gujarat State Yoga Board will organize around 225 summer yoga camps from May 16 to 30 for children aged 7 to 15 years in cities, taluks and villages of the state. It is part of a statewide initiative aimed at encouraging healthy lifestyle among children and reducing excessive use of ‘screens’ during summer vacations.
The ‘Summer Yoga Camp-2026’ is being organized to commemorate the ‘International Yoga Day’, and aims to introduce children to yoga and health-related practices from an early age.
This program is being launched amid growing concerns regarding increasing use of mobile phones, lack of physical activity, mental stress and irregular lifestyle among children.
According to the board, the aim of these camps is to promote healthy lifestyle, good values, discipline, self-confidence, concentration and positive thinking among children from an early age.
The board said that the objective of this initiative is to ensure that summer holidays become an excellent opportunity not only for entertainment but also for the physical, mental and cultural development of children.
Children participating in the camps will be given training in Yogasana, Pranayama, meditation, micro exercises and recreational yoga activities.
Sessions on physical fitness, mental concentration, health awareness, Indian culture and life values will also be conducted during the camps.
Organizers said special activities will be organized to help develop teamwork, leadership abilities, positivity and disciplined lifestyle among children.
The camps also aim to encourage children to spend time away from mobile phones and television screens and connect with yoga, health and nature.
The board said that yoga can prove to be an effective and natural solution to the increasing health problems among children in the digital age.
–IANS
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