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सर्वांना नमस्कार. लवकरच दक्षिण भारतामध्ये सायकल प्रवास करणार आहे. परभणीतली संस्था- निरामय योग प्रसार व संशोधन केंद्र ह्यांच्या वतीने "Yoga for fitness" अभियानामध्ये हे सोलो सायकलिंग करणार आहे. दक्षिण भारतात सायकलिंग करायचं होतं. आणि आवडीबरोबर सायकलच्या माध्यम म्हणून असलेल्या क्षमतेचा वापर करत एखादा विचार घेऊन लोकांसोबत संवाद करावा असं‌ वाटत होतं. २०१८ मध्ये परभणीच्याच निरामयतर्फे मराठवाड्यामध्ये ५०० किमीचा एक सायकल प्रवास केला होताच. त्यावेळी त्यामुळे झालेल्या भेटी, संवाद आणि एकूण परिणाम माहिती‌ होता. संस्थेनेही ह्यामध्ये रस घेतला आणि अशी ही मोहीम ठरली. बंगलोरवरून १८ ऑगस्टला सायकलिंगची सुरूवात करत आहे. ह्या रूटवर एस- व्यासा, ईशा आदियोगी, सत्संग फाउंडेशन, चिन्मय मिशन, अमृता युनिव्हर्सिटी, विवेकानंद केंद्र, श्री अरविंद आश्रम, थिओसॉफिकल सोसायटी अशा ८ संस्थांमध्ये भेट देईन. त्याशिवाय १८५० किमी व निरामयच्या औपचारिक नोंदणीची १८ वर्षं पूर्ण म्हणून निरामयतर्फेही अनेक उपक्रम राबवले जात आहेत.  निरामय संस्थेची ही पोस्ट- नमस्कार. निरामय संस्थेद्वारे लवकरच दक्षिण भारतामध्ये "Yoga for fitness" सायकलिंग अभियान सुरू केलं जाणार आहे. ह्या अभियानामध्ये निरंजन वेलणकर २० दिवसांमध्ये १८५० किमी सायकल चालवणार आहे व ८ योग संस्थांना भेट देणार आहे. बंगलोरमधून १८ ऑगस्टला ही सायकल यात्रा सुरू होईल. एसव्यासा, ईशा आदियोगी, अमृता आश्रम, सत्संग फाउंडेशन, चिन्मय मिशन, विवेकानंद केंद्र, श्री अरविंद आश्रम आणि थिओसॉफिकल सोसायटी अशा संस्थांना भेट दिली जाईल. वाटेतील इतर योगप्रेमी व नागरिक- विद्यार्थ्यांशी संवाद साधला जाईल. ह्या प्रवासाच्या तयारीसाठी नुकतीच निरंजनने पुणे- परभणी सायकल राईडसुद्धा केली होती. ह्या निमित्ताने निरामयमध्येही १८ दिवस ध्यान वर्ग, १८ वृक्षारोपण, जुन्या सदस्यांच्या योगदानाची दखल, नवीन वस्तीत योग वर्ग अशा उपक्रमांचे आयोजन आपण निरामय परिवार म्हणून करत आहोत. निरामयच्या फेसबूक पेजवरचा मनोगताचा व्हिडिओ. रूट व अभियानाचं‌ स्वरूप, दिवस आणि ठिकाणं ह्याबद्दल इंग्रजीत पोस्ट केली आहे. ती इथे देतो.  Yoga for fitness! ಫಿಟ್‌ನೆಸ್‌ಗಾಗಿ ಯೋಗ യോഗാഭ്യാസം ശാരീരികക്ഷമതക്കായി உடற்தகுதியை உறுதி செய்யும் யோகா South India Cycling expedition by Niramay Yoga Prasar Sanshodhan Kendra Namaste. Since around 50 years “Niramay” is working in central Maharashtra region towards Yoga awareness and Yoga sadhana. Started as a group of passionate individuals practising Yoga in the 70’s, Niramay gradually expanded its work. The individuals not only learned Yoga but also started to teach others. In those days, it was a tough task. Later on new individuals joined. Along with Yoga sadhana and yoga teaching, research, participation in conferences, activities for Yoga awareness were taken up. Later on it expanded from Parbhani district to other places in Maharashtra. Now in fact its Yoga sadhak are working not only in India, but abroad also. Since around two decades, Niramay is in the field of teaching Yoga and also publishing books related to Yoga. Today Niramay stands out as a unique Yoga teaching and practicing institution. It is operating through ten specialized dimensions such as social service, research, education, literature, technology, and outreach, to make yoga accessible and beneficial to all sections of society from local to international levels. For further details about Niramay organization: Sridhar Karegaonkar: 07038223514 Niramay Yoga Prasar and Sanshodhan Kendra, Parbhani, Maharashtra is conducting a cycling expedition in South India. A cyclist from Niramaya Kendra, Niranjan Welankar will cycle and interact with various organizations and individuals working in Yoga and health sectors. He will cycle from Swami Vivekanand Yoga Anusandhan Sanstha (SVYASA), Bangalore and visit other Yoga institutions such as Isha centre (Sadhguru), Amrita University, Satsang Foundation, Chinmaya Mission, Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari Auroville (Pudducheri) and Theosophical Society, Chennai and others. He will cycle around 1850 kms from Bangalore- Ooty- Koimbatore- Kochi- Kanyakumari- Rameswaram- Thajnavur- Chennai. He will interact with various people, children and students. Objectives of the expedition 1. To have a dialogue with people about how fitness and Yoga is adopted in daily life. 2. To meet organizations and people working in Yoga and health sector. 3. Yoga also means to connect. To connect with people- schools, colleges, organizations and interact with them. 4. To give an example- everyone has such capacity and everyone should tap it. 5. To try to understand rich heritage and cultural aspects of South India For this, the cyclist will interact with schools, colleges, ashram schools, institutions and people on the route. After the cycling, he will share his experiences with the society. He will cycle around 90- 95 kms every day and afterwards will interact with the people. If you know any organization working in this route- Bangalore- Ooty- Coimbatore- Kochi- Kanyakumari- Rameswaram- Thanjavur- Chennai, you can share this message with them. The schedule of this expedition is from 18th August to 8th September. Day wise route: 18 Aug. Day 1 Monday SVYASA to Malavalli 93 kms 19 Aug. Day 2 Tuesday Malavalli to Begur (via Mysore) 93 kms 20 Aug. Day 3 Wednesday Begur to Gudaur 64 kms 21 Aug. Day 4 Thursday Gudaur to Wellington 66 kms 22 Aug. Day 5 Friday Wellington to Isha Adiyogi 94 kms 23 Aug. Day 6 Saturday Isha Adiyogi to Alathur (via Palakkad) 85 kms 24 Aug. Day 7 Sunday Alathur to Kochi (Chinmaya Mission) 118 kms 25 Aug. Day 8 Monday Kochi to Amritapuri (Amrita University and Ashram) 105 kms 26 Aug. Day 9 Tuesday Amritapuri to Thiruvananthapuram Shri. M Stasang Foundation 108 kms 27 Aug. Day 10 Wednesday Thiruvananthapuram to Kanyakumari (Vivekanand Kendra) 103 kms 28 Aug. Day 11 Thursday Kanyakumari to Thiruchendur 95 kms 29 Aug. Day 12 Friday Thiruchendur to Kannirajpuram 92 kms 30 Aug. Day 13 Saturday Kannirajpuram to Mandapam 96 kms 31 Aug. Day 14 Sunday Mandapam- Rameswaram- Dhanushkodi- Mandapam 90 kms 1 Sep. Day 15 Monday Mandapam to Thondi 80 kms 2 Sep. Day 16 Tuesday Thondi to Sethubavachatram 68 kms 3 Sep. Day 17 Wednesday Sethubavachatram to Thanjavur 69 kms 4 Sep. Day 18 Thursday Thanjavur to Solatharam 88 kms 5 Sep. Day 19 Friday Solatharam to Pudducheri (Aurobindo Ashram) 90 kms 6 Sep. Day 20 Saturday Pudducheri to Theosophical Society, Chennai 141 kms (Last day) Total 1837 kms in 20 days About the cyclist Niranjan Welankar, 40 has completed several solo cycling expeditions including those in Ladakh and Spiti. Also he has cycled in Maharashtra for HIV and health awareness and also for promotion of Yoga and meditation. In 2022, he had done a solo cycling expedition for mental health awareness in four states. He had used a single- gear cycle for this 1500 km tour. 09422108376 niranjanwelankar@gmail.com ह्या रूटवरच्या आपल्या जवळच्यांसोबत शेअर करू शकता. धन्यवाद!