- Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Rupandehi, Nov 3: In the wake of people’s growing concern over health and lifestyle in recent times, free yoga and meditation campaigns are expanding in Rupandehi.
More than 2,000 people have attended the programmes being conducted at various places in the district as part of the campaign. The yoga and meditation drive was launched with the aim of increasing awareness about physical and mental health. The free yoga campaign launched by Ganga Karki two years back has now expanded to over a dozen places in Rupandehi.
Yoga and meditation programmes are being conducted at in the areas including Butwal, Bhairahawa, Rohinipur, Saljhandi, Devdaha and Lumbini. Karki said that the campaign was advanced to create awareness about health problems caused by hectic lifestyle coupled with unhealthy food intake and sedentary works. A stress-free lifestyle requires regular yog and meditation, Karki reminds.
The participants in the yog and meditation include women, men, youth and senior citizens. They have experienced that regular yog practice helped them have active and fresh body and instill mental peace, positive thinking and a disciplined lifestyle. Jyoti GC from Omsatiya Rural Municipality-4 said regular yog brought positive changes in her health and daily lifestyle. She used to have problems like body aches and fatigue, but after starting regular yog, her body started feeling more comfortable.
“The amount of sugar and thyroid-related medicine has been decreased as per doctor’s advice after I began practicing yog and meditation,” she shared. Similarly, Vipasyana guru Ganga Prasad Koirala said yog and meditation have a positive effect on one’s physical and mental health.
Regular yoga and Vipasyana meditation inspire people to remain calm, positive-minded and move forward on the right direction,” he claimed. In view of meditation practitioner Koirala, developing self-discipline, restraint and a positive outlook is increasingly essential for us.
Meditation is useful in managing mental stress and nurture a positive perspective in life. A local Santosh Rayamajhi said that free Vipasyana meditation was being conducted in the building of the Nathumal Giniya Devi Trust located in Bhairahawa city.
He said that more than 2,000 people have joined the yog and meditation programmes conducted in various places in the district so far. In addition to experience of improvement in personal health, the participants of yog and meditation campaign shared they began becoming active in various social activities.
Such programmes conducted collectively have also fostered a sense of mutual harmony, cooperation and social unity among the community people. Those attending the campaign demand continuation of such free programmes in collaboration with the local level, social organizations and the community, and include people from diverse age groups. —-
