Wellness Observer

Panchkula : Mandeep Singh, from Chandigarh was declared as the overall winner in the Bodybuilding North India and Tricity competition category at the 2nd edition of “NPC North India and Mr Tricity” bodybuilding and physique championship held at Indradhanush Auditorium here on Sunday. The mega event was organised by the National Physique Committee (NPC) North India – the renowned bodybuilding organisation in India under the banner of NPC Worldwide USA. Addressing the media, Atinderjeet Singh, NPC State Head, Chandigarh said, “NPC is the most coveted and important calendar event in the world of bodybuilding as it acts as a qualifier for the country's most prestigious bodybuilding competitions - Amateur Olympia and Sheru Classic. Moreover, the title holds a great significance as it provides a platform for athletes to showcase their talent and helps in channelizing the energies of youth in the right direction.” The championship was held in different weight class categories - 6...

Chandigarh : Ananda Sangha, Chandigarh is organizing a day-long Spiritual Fair at Maharashtra Bhawan, Sector 19D here on Sunday. The spiritual fair which will be held from 11 am to 6 pm and will hold several lectures, demonstrations, and group meditation activities for the devotees.   At the fair, many key topics such as Kriya Yoga; The Key to self-transformation; Energy-key to success; Chakras-Roadmap of self-realization, and Dealing with Stress and Harmful Emotions' will be the highlights .   The talks will be delivered by long-term Ananda Sangha practitioners. Each of the sessions will have an experiential component. The main purpose of this spiritual fair it to make a meaningful difference in our lives and all sessions will be addressed in different creative ways. At the Spiritual fair, Ananda Sangha will share the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic “Autobiography of a Yogi”. Notably, this book has been published i...

Chandigarh : Spiritual leader, world-renowned humanitarian and the founder of Art of Living Foundation, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar held a Mahasatsang at the site of the upcoming The Wellness City, located on the Chandigarh-Patiala Highway . The Wellness City is being developed by Prime Land Promoters and Builders (PLPB) and will also host an Art of Living Ashram – the largest in North India . With Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar coming to the region after a gap of three years, his followers turned out in huge numbers at the event, which was graced by the Governor of Punjab, Banwari Lal Purohit, who was the Chief Guest. The event was also attended by the Rajpura MLA Neena Mittal and Dharampal, IAS, Adviser to Administrator, UT Chandigarh. "Punjab is a land of Gurus and it has always taught us the virtue of 'sewa'.   Today the only reason that the evil of drug addiction exists here, is because of the lack of inner happiness, which can come only through sewa, meditatio...

Chandigarh:  Founder of the Art of Living, global humanitarian and spiritual master, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be holding a ‘Mahasatsang’ on Sunday - April 3 at the site of the upcoming 'Wellness City' next to Chitkara University on the Chandigarh-Patiala Highway. Details of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's upcoming tricity itinerary were given at a press meet held at the Press Club here by Suresh Goyal and Amita Bawa both Apex members of Art of Living (AOL) and Sumit Singla, a young Director of Prime Land Promoters & Builders (PLPB) and Lohit Bansal, Director (PLPB) and AOL teacher, along with Madhu Pandit, media coordinator, Art of Living.   "The 'Mahasatsang' will start at 5.30 pm. Over 15,000 Gurudev's followers are expected to attend the ‘Mahasatsang.' Preparations for the mega event are underway in full swing, " said Lohit Bansal, Director, PLPB 'The Wellness City'. Suresh Goyal, an apex member of Art of Living (AOL) sai...

Chandigarh :  The Gravitational Resistance and Diet (GRAD) system developed by Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, PhD in diabetes management looks promising and is set to provide a ray of hope for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients. The reason: a first ever Prospective Cohort Study on Effectiveness of the Ayurveda principle based GRAD system, in reversing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) among dialysis patients, has resulted in encouraging outcomes. The research was conducted by a team of experts from Rajasthan's 13-year-old Shridhar University ,  Dayanand Ayurvedic   College , Jalandhar, one of the oldest Ayurvedic colleges in India , and Hospital & Institute of Integrated Medical Sciences (HIIMS), Dera Bassi, Jaipur and Jodhpur , established by renowned Ayurveda and Yoga Guru, Acharya Manish. The eye opening observational study was also released by the experts at the press meet. Those who participated in the press conference ...

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  Rupnagar : Around 350 patients attended multispecialty health check-up camp organized by Baweja Multispecialty Hospital here. The patients were given free consultation and medicines related to skin, psychiatry, eye and gynaecology. The team of doctors who attended to the patients included Dr Tarun Baweja, Dr Pooja Baweja, Dr Namrata Baweja and Dr Varun Baweja. Trained in the United Kingdom , they offered latest treatment to the patients in the camp.      “It is a part of our ethics to give back to society and help people live a disease free life. I am glad that a large number of people did turn up in the camp and they were given the best of consultancy,” said Dr Tarun Baweja, Director, Baweja Multispeciality Hospital . It is worth mentioning that Dr Tarun Baweja has completed his training from Birmingham , UK , in epilepsy, child psychiatry and personality disorders, while Dr Pooja Baweja has got the training in botox, fillers and the most advance...