AYUSH Ministry to develop 2 Chennai institutions as Yoga Parks
Chennai's Institutions of Siddha and Unani to be developed as yoga parks
Chennai: In a push to make yoga more accessible as a regular wellness practice, two prominent Ayush institutions in Chennai are set to be developed as Yoga Parks under an initiative of the Ministry of AYUSH.
The National Institute of Siddha in Tambaram and the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine in Royapuram have been identified among the locations selected for promotion as Yoga Parks. The initiative is being facilitated through the Yoga Park Portal, which encourages corporates, resident welfare associations and other interested groups to support the development and use of such spaces for wellness programmes, reports The Hindu.
According to details available on the portal, more than 60 parks across different cities have been registered so far, including four from Tamil Nadu.
Under the initiative, a Yoga Park is proposed as a dedicated space within an existing park or institutional campus in rural or urban areas. The objective is to create organised, inclusive and easily reachable areas where people can regularly practise yoga and take part in wellness-related activities.
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The programme is also aligned with the broader goal of encouraging healthy lifestyles, community participation and preventive healthcare. By developing yoga-friendly spaces close to residential areas or public institutions, the initiative seeks to make yoga practice more convenient for people from different age groups and backgrounds.
Both the National Institute of Siddha and the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine were also scheduled to host Yoga Day and wellness programmes on June 21, observed globally as the International Day of Yoga.
The availability of large open spaces within these institutions has made them suitable for consideration under the Yoga Park initiative. The National Institute of Siddha in Tambaram, for instance, is spread across 14 acres and functions as both a medical college and hospital. Yoga is already offered as a speciality at the institute and is also prescribed to patients as part of their care.
The institute is now looking to improve yoga-related infrastructure within its campus through corporate participation. A senior staff member from the institute said that an open area of nearly 200 square metres has been identified for yoga-related activities, and the institute has registered for CSR funding support for the same.
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