Recognizing that yoga provides a holistic approach to health and well-being



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United Nations International Day of Yoga

Recognizing that yoga provides a holistic approach to health and well-being”

(UNGA Resolution A/69/L.17)
Yoga also brings clear thinking affecting the mental and emotional bodies.

Please Join Us as We Commemorate the First International Day of Yoga



YOGA – HEALTH & WELL BEING:

The Integral Being – Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual
Respected practitioners who embody the fullness of yoga will provide insights into the science and meaning of yoga and a panel of health experts will share how they use yoga as an approach to health, wellness and well-being, linking the four dimensions – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual when treating the integral being.

Monday, June 22, 2015; 1:00 – 3:00 pm

UNFPA, 605 Third Avenue, 5th floor conference room


Yoga Inspirations

Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, Founder, Nishpatti Foundation

Kala Iyengar, MD, Brahma Kumaris


Panelists

  1. Dr. Anjali Grover is an endocrinologist and currently a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine as well as an Attending Physician at NYU Langone Medical Center.

  2. Dr. Padmini Murthy, a native of India, specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology practicing medicine and public health for the past 28 years in various countries. She is a certified Health Education Specialist and is on the faculty of New York Medical College. Dr. Murthy holds a Master’s in Public Health and a Master’s in Management from New York University. She is the NGO Representative to the UN on behalf of the Medical Women International Association. She is the author and editor of, Women’s Global Health & Human Rights.

  3. Carol M. Davis is Professor Emerita of the Department of Physical Therapy in the School of Medicine at the University of Miami. Dr. Davis is internationally known for developing curriculum in professional behaviors, attitudes and values, in the science of fascia and in complementary therapies in rehabilitation.

  4. Dr. Miriam Casal, a native of Argentina, completed her residency in anatomical and clinical pathology at Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in New York City, as well as a fellowship in dermatopathology at New York Hospital Cornell University. She also completed a fellowship in aesthetic medicine and is certified by the American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine.

Contact

United Nations Staff Recreation Council Enlightenment Society

Denise Scotto: denise.scotto@gmail.com


Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Gayatri Naraine: gayatri.naraine@us.brahmakumaris.org


Supporting Organizations

The Global Peace Initiative of Women

United Religions Initiative

Pathways to Peace

Muslims for Progressive Values

Forum 21


Green Faith

Nishpatti Foundation

Bridges of Hope Project

The International Federation of Women in Legal Careers

SMVA Trust

World Peace Prayer Society



Values Caucus at the United Nations
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