Busoga King Urges People to Practice Yoga for Good Health, Wellness

The Kyabazinga of Busoga William Gabula Nadiope IV on Sunday, performed yoga at the main event of the ninth edition of the International Day of Yoga.

This was the Kyabazinga’s first time to join the Indian Community at the SDM temple along Bell Avenue in Jinja City to celebrate the day with people who attended the celebrations.

Over 600 people spread their mats while at SDM Temple to perform Yoga. The event was hosted by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) at the SDM Temple in Jinja.

In his maiden speech at the celebrations, the Kyabazinga of Busoga William Gabula Nadiope IV said it was his first time to celebrate Yoga adding that Yoga practice brings Joy, Health, Peace from within the body and opens a sense of connection between an individual’s inner consciousness and the external world.

The Monarch further thanked the Indian Community for investing in Uganda particularly in Busoga sub region where they have employed different people with different kinds of skills.

The Kyabazinga urged his subjects to continue embracing Yoga such that they can have better lives, healthy living and as well have better mental, emotional and physical way of thinking.

Prabat Singh, the head of SEWA Uganda said the main challenge in society is that people have a lot of stress, depression and anxiety adding that the only solution to these problems is doing Yoga.

Singh requested the Ministry of Education and Sports through the Kyabazinga to embed Yoga in the school curriculum so that head teachers mobilise pupils and students to take it on and get to know their skills which they can use in their day-to-day life.

Ranmal Keshwala, the Managing Director of Keshwala Group thanked the Kyabazinga for honouring their invitation to attend the Yoga event adding that his gesture strengthens the partnership between Busoga Kingdom and the Indian Community in Busoga sub region.

Kumar Raaychura, an executive member of the Indian Association in Jinja said Yoga was started by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 21st, 2015, who put a proposal before the United Nations Council to promote Yoga for Peace and Harmony in the World, which was granted.

Raaychura, who is also the general secretary of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) explained that Yoga is an exercise which makes people feel enlightened, peaceful and it also strengthens the body.

He said celebrations to mark the International Yoga Day had started in various parts of the Country adding that they were done with Mbarara, Mukono, Arua and that next week they will organize a mega National celebration at Kololo airstrip where about 3000 people are expected to attend.

Ibrahim Ssekaddu, a resident of Mbiko testified that he has done Yoga for seven years and it has helped him to refresh his body and keep it fit for any eventuality.

Ziyad Tamuzadde, the head master of Walukuba West Primary School said he is going to introduce Yoga sessions in the school and interest pupils to engage into them.