Role of Library in Promoting Yoga Practices and Pranayama among LIS Professionals and Library Users
Keywords:
Library, Yoga Practices, Pranayama, LIS ProfessionalsAbstract
The present paper describes the theoretical framework of various forms of Yoga practices and Pranayama. It highlights academic, public, and special libraries' role in promoting Yoga practices and Pranayama among the LIS Professionals and Library Users. It also helps them keep themselves fit, active, and energetic, perform the assigned task for teaching-learning, library services, and make people aware of healthy lifestyles by adopting Yoga practices and Pranayama. Libraries play an essential role in supporting teaching-learning and research and fulfill the user's demand of desired information useful for their classroom teaching, research & development, and the overall development of the users' personality. In the concluding part of the paper, some suggestions have been put forward by the authors advocating to introduce yoga practices and Pranayama in Academic, Public, and Special Libraries and their regular housekeeping operations.
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