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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY CELEBRATION 2016




    The International Yoga Day was celebrated not only in India but all over the world. Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation, Kodungallur, too, in its own way  celebrated the International Yoga Day. Fifty-five participants belonging to the Yoga Varga and Yoga Satra being conducted within the campus and outside, were present for the collective yoga and pranayama  practice based on the National Protocol, with some additions like the Surya Namaskar.


     Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi lighted the lamp and gave her blessings to the performers. Sri P.C.Sudhakaranji, a close well-wisher of Vivekananda Kendra, Kodungallur, conducted the class. 15 gents and 40 ladies took part. The programme started at 7.30 a.m. and ended at 9 a.m.  The whole programme was sponsored by Dr.Sowdamini Suresh, a close wellwisher and sincere yoga practitioner of Kendra. 


Adaraneeya Lakshmi Didi inaugurated the International yoga Day programme at H.D.P.Y School. Andipillikavu and gave her blessings. The children and staff including school management member participated in the protocol practice. Smt. Lajita Udayan, trained in Kendra and yoga teacher of the school, conducted the programme. 

Sri Sudhakarji inaugurated the Amritha Vidyalyam, Kodungallur yoga day programme and addressed the children and staff about importance of yoga practice in day to day life. He also conducted similar programme at Balanubodhini school at Methala. The school management requested Kendra to conduct some training programme for the benefit of senior children

Saturday, May 28, 2016



A half-day Workshop on Samskara Varga Prashikshan  for 13  ladies including  housewives and college going   students from 8 villages of Vellangallur area of Irinjalakuda, was held at Anandadham today (  Saturday,28th May). Shibir started at 10 a.m. with a report  by Smt  Mini  who had attended the first one day Samskarvarga prashikshan Shibir held on 22nd December 2015.She narrated how the Samskara varga prashikshan given in Kendra  was helpful for them in starting 10 such Vargas in different villages of Vellangallur and today's workshop was the result of the demands of more parents who found the difference in the childrens' behaviour.This was followed by Didi's talk on the ' Need for Samskara' to bind the  people together to inculcate the Indianness in them.
Sri Sudhakarji guided them on how they could organize and conduct classes for children within a limited time of one and a half hour, which would include all aspects of development- physical, mental, spiritual, intellectual and patriotic zeal in a child. Teaching of daily prayers,song, exercises, and games practice, summing up by Didi,  formed part of the workshop. The Workshop concluded at 1.30 p.m. withShanti mantra. All the participants enthusiastically participated in the entire programme and looking forward in organising a few more classes in the different areas of Vellangallur, as well as assisting  the already existing vargas in their localities . 
Mananeeya LakshmiDidi talking to the participants


game in progress

Sunday, May 1, 2016

SAMSKAR VARGA PRASHIKSHAN  SHIBIR


     'Be and Make', is one of the well-known sutras of Swami Vivekananda. What can be a more relevant message for the budding Samskarvarg teachers who are given training or prashikshan to train the kids in and around their locality, in  inculcating good samskaras,  which would help to build up their all round personalities.

     A three day nonresidential Samskaravarg Shibir was conducted from 28th April to 30th April,by Vivekananda Vedic Vision Foundation at Anandadham, under the able guidance of our resource persons and also jeevanvrati karyakartas,- Sushree Lalita Didi, Sushree Sumitra, Sri Raghuji and under the overall support and guidance of Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi. 17 children from the age group of 11years  to 18 years and 3 mothers from 8 localities in and around Kodungallur, were trained. From 9 a.m. to  3.30 p.m everyday, they were trained in different skills like  art of story telling, based on Indian Cultural values like Satya, Tyaga,Seva etc, Slogans or ghosas, Agnyas or commands for disciplining the Varga,and many games through which they could develop their life skills both physically and mentally. 
      Dr Ashalatha BJP Counsellor of the 41st ward of Kodungallur town was the Chief Guest for the concluding session. She spoke to the children and their parents as to the importance of good samskaras . 'Though it was the concluding of the camp,yet  it was just the beginning because this handful of children could make a mark in the society by spreading Swamiji's message to the nook and corners of Kodungallur' said Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi in her ashirvachanam.
Mananeeya LakshmiDidi lighting the lamp  -28th April



Story telling session- children enacting the story told by Didi




Su. Lalita Didi training children in Surya Namaskar
Sri Raghuji's class on patriots of India and Kerala

Su.Sumtra Didi's session -Agnya, Ghosh, Geet  and instruction for Khel

Dr Ashalatha addressing the children on the concluding session