Here is all that you need to know about Yoga

In recent times people are talking about yoga, doing yoga and contemplating yoga. Many want to train in yoga too. However, do we know the correct facts about yoga? Mélange got in touch with Varuna Khullar, Founder of Yoga with V (a yoga studio) who is a certified yoga trainer and laughter therapist based in Delhi to understand a few things about the discipline in this two part series

What are the formal qualifications that one needs to be a yoga instructor? Which are the best institutes in India and abroad that provide this training?

One can acquire formal education in yoga in many ways. The government and other private organisations offer graduation programmes, residential courses and monthly programmes across India and globally. Depending upon a candidate's eligibility and age, one can enroll in a suitable training programme in the field of yogic sciences. There are a lot of reputed institutes that are imparting formal education in this field. Naming a few will be difficult however, one should always check for the institute offering yoga courses to have necessary accreditations from the health ministry or globally recognised bodies / councils of yogic practices.

What are some of the specific courses that you impart under yoga? What are the specific benefits of breath regulation for the mind and body?

As the founder of Yoga with V, I conducts holistic well-being programs including workshops, retreats, training, etc. for corporates and schools in India. Yoga with V also holds prenatal and post-natal programmes for women. It has been proven medically that yogic practice that includes breath regulation boosts body immunity and releases stress and tension from the nervous system. This in turn enhances a person's ability to cope with the increasing pressures of modern day working. Yoga does this by providing deep relaxation to the body and the mind through its physical postures / exercises and breathing techniques and hence aids in improving the physical, mental and emotional state of a person as proven in many researches.

Varuna Khullar holds 100 hours prenatal and postnatal certification from Yoga Vidya Gurukul affiliated with Department of AYUSH (Under Yoga Department, Government of India) and a 200 + hours Hatha Yoga Certification under Yoga Alliance India. Varuna is also a Certified Laughter Yoga Trainer and holds a MBA in Marketing. She recently debuted as an Author with her first co-written comedy fiction.

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