INDIA, September 30, 2006: India’s top investigative agency, the federal Central Bureau of Investigation, has introduced a session of yoga to provide an outlet to mental and physical stress and related ailments of its personnel. The CBI has called upon New Delhi-based Prajana Institute of Yoga and Allied Sciences to help its officers to get rid of professional stress. The program aims at promoting a healthy lifestyle. The officers are being taught to practice yoga at any place including the office. Girish Jha, Yoga Trainer from the Institute said yoga would help the personnel release their stress within a shorter period of time. “They are always on stress not only at the mental level, they are also on their toes. Even at the physical level, they have tremendous amount of stress. We wanted, in fact, to take up this opportunity to guide and inspire the CBI officers to know their own ancient wisdoms of yoga nature cure and Ayurveda to help themselves release their emotional, physical and mental stress in a shorter period of time,” Jha said. Indian authorities, who have introduced such practice sessions for Army personnel as well, say yoga sessions are helping officers, who face strenuous working conditions.
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