Even before I came to India, I had an idea that India is famous for age long Yoga . And coming to Uttar Pradesh strengthen my belief. In Lucknow itself , I found many Yoga centres that were providing good lessons on Yoga. Since Leena lost her mother about six months back, We both were suffering form a mental shock. Somehow, I thought of enrolling ourself to one of the famous Yoga Centres in Lucknow. And believe me! it was good decision from our side.

During our first session, our teacher, Mr Tripathi, acquainted us by providing in-depth information about Yoga. He has been practising Yoga for last 20 years and was quite knowledgeable. Some how, he was the first person who impressed me on my tour to India. He told me that Yoga literally means 'Union' - the union of breath to the body, of the mind to the muscles and most importantly of the self to the divine.

"See, Yoga is not a religion. It does not require you to believe in a certain God or to chant certain hymns. It is an ancient science, which leads to bodily health and peace in the mind, joy in the heart and liberation of the soul. It is the most secular and universal system for human salvation. " told Mr Tripathi.

Interestingly, Leena, my daughter was quiet impressed by these Yoga session and she was the one who was enjoying the most. Throughout these Yoga classes, we tried different form s of Yoga that ranged from Hatha Yoga, Liya Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Mantra Yoga.

No doubt! the various forms of Asanas in Yoga helped us in complete self transformation and self realization . Yoga has been proven as a scientific method for curing and preventing common as well as rare and acute diseases.

Since few of my friends also wanted to join Yoga in India, I thought of listing the names of certain institutes that provide Yoga session in Uttar Pradesh.

NIROG DHAM MAHA VIDYALAYA
Aam Bazar,
Gorakhpur,
Uttar Pradesh

AROGYA MANDIR
C-1262, Indra Nagar,
Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh

BHARTIYA NATURE CURE COLLEGE
51,Guryane Road,
Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh

NANARAO SHAKTI YOG ASHRAM
Nanarao Ghat Cantt, Kanpur
Phone: 0512-2369329

Today, I can proudly say that this was one of the best decisions, that I took on my tour to Uttar Pradesh. It immensely helped Leena, my daughter, in forgetting the tragic past and inspired her to start her life fresh.