Yoga Day

By Vijay Kumar

I got this mail from Mr. BB Prasad, Retired Chief Commissioner of Customs:

Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.GOI has ambitious plans to celebrate first IYD, which is on 21st June. However, I am not aware whether CBEC has issued any guidelines for observing IYD in the field formations. If not, the CBEC ought to take urgent steps. I believe, the objective, in line with Govt emphasis, is that the awareness has to spread and flow down. Its base must widen. Yoga camps can be organized in offices at different levels: Ranges to the Commissionerate (hqr). Experts can be invited to teach Yoga and demonstrate as well. I am sure there are many departmental staff who are teachers in their own right. Internal talent is no less useful. Furthermore, such staff will be readily available for future demonstration. They may be paid suitable honorarium.

Following extracts from an article are relevant:

"Spiritual quotient is human beings intelligence or capacity to link them closer to spiritual characteristics and manifestations such as compassion, meaning and purpose, consciousness (self awareness), vision and values. Spiritual quotient motivates the people to balance their work and life. An employee with high spiritual quotient might serve in a selfless way. He imbibes values essential and practice it in day to day life, and encourages others to follow it. Spiritual quotient in an individual will help him to look beyond himself and support others. Individuals with spiritual quotient create a conducive work environment".

"In this context top level executives trained in the area of spirituality, can have the spread effect on the organization, further at different levels and policy frame works will have to be moulded with spiritual values for the desired results. This creates an enabling atmosphere for workplace spirituality"

I would request you to post the above in TIOL for the desired result.

Mr. Prasad used to teach Yoga in his office while in service. A lady Chief Commissioner, who was very beautiful at 59, told me yoga was the secret of her beauty and youthful looks.