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Dear Reader s,
June Fr om Th e H ear t
2017

M eet M iss W h eel ch air Ru n n er Up 2014,

H appy to sh ar e th e n ews th at
Con n ect Special is tak in g on e
m or e step by acceptin g an
excitin g oppor tu n ity to
dem ystify an d cr eate
awar en ess abou t Al ter n ative
an d au gm en tative
com m u n ication (AAC).
Th e In ter n ation al Society
for Au gm en tative an d
Al ter n ative Com m u n ication
(ISAAC) is a wor l dwide al l ian ce
wor k in g to cr eate oppor tu n ities
for peopl e wh o com m u n icate
with l ittl e or n o speech .ISAAC?s
vision is th at AAC wil l be
r ecogn ized, val u ed an d u sed
th r ou gh ou t th e wor l d.
H en cefor th a col u m n wil l
be dedicated for ISAAC In dia
ch apter an d Con n ect Special
join s in tak in g th e m ovem en t
for war d.
Th is edition featu r es
h ow a su stain ed effor t en su r ed
a sm al l begin n in g for a big
cau se, path br eak in g wor k on
in digen ou s devices, a u n iqu e
yoga tech n iqu e al on g with
exper t?s advice.
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Vir al i M odi
Fr om a bu bbl y 14 y ear ol d
sch ool gi r l i n Pen n sy l v an i a,
USA ju st back f r om I n d i a af t er a
t ou r , t o be p ar al y zed n eck
d ow n at on e st age d u e an
u n k n ow n d i agn osi s
(m en i n gi t i s, en ch ep h al i t i s,
m en i n gi oen ch ep al i t i s, sp i n a
bi f i d a, an d / or t r an sv er se m y el i t i s),Vi r al i ,y ou ar e w h at
t h e d oct or s cal l a m i r acl e at H er sh ey M ed i cal Cen t er ,
w h at m ad e i t p ossi bl e f or y ou t o bou n ce back
M y par en ts ar e m y pil l ar s of su ppor t, th ey ar e th e r eason I
am al ive today an d figh tin g. Th ey m ak e m e str on g an d th ey
m otivate m e, ever y sin gl e day. W ith ou t th em , I am n oth in g.
You r p et i t i on st ar t ed t h e
I n d i an Rai l w ay s t o t h i n k of
accessi bi l i t y -ar e y ou h ap p y
abou t t h e w or k
Som ewh at, W e h ave pr ocu r ed
por tabl e r am ps an d aisl e sized
wh eel ch air s in Tr ivan dr u m ,
Er n ak u l u m an d Koch i, as of n ow.
I h ave al so spok en to two r ail way
official s an d two pol itician s in
M u m bai an d th ey ar e in cr edibl y
sl ow to im pl em en t th e sam e
system th at Ker al a h as, so it is
dish ear ten in g.
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W h at ex act l y d o y ou t h i n k t h e r ai l w ay s sh ou l d d o
2017

I th in k th ey sh ou l d con sider th e fact th at 25 m il l ion peopl e in In dia ar e disabl ed in som e way. I

th in k th ey sh ou l d r eal ize th at m ak in g 500 station s accessibl e is n ot th e way to go Th ey n eed to
m ak e m or e station s accessibl e an d th ey n eed to m ak e th e tr ain s accessibl e too. I do n ot th in k
th er e n eeds to be a specific h an dicapped com par tm en t, becau se th at is segr egation . I th in k th e
tr ain s n eed to m ade in cl u sive for al l .
As a w r i t er an d m ot i v at i on al sp eak er ,w h at accor d i n g t o
y ou ar e t h e ar eas w h i ch n eed m or e f ocu s (w i t h r egar d t o
d i sabi l i t y )
Society n eeds m or e focu s. Society tr eats th ose with disabil ities
sym path etical l y or as if we'r e taboo. W e don 't n eed sym path y,
r ath er em path y is n eeded. An d we ar en 't taboo. Th eir m in dset
is taboo, accor din g to m e. Society n eeds to l ear n sen sitivity.
Exam pl e: wh en you see som eon e th at's disabl ed, l et th em en ter
th e l ift fir st; if you see th em str u ggl in g, ask th em if th ey'd l ik e
you r h el p, etc. W e'r e peopl e too, tr eat u s as su ch .

W h at w as t h e ex p er i en ce i n act i n g an d m od el i n g car eer , w h at

i s t h e l ev el of accep t an ce i n ou r soci et y
No way! Th er e's n o r oom for som eon e on a wh eel ch air in th e fil m
fr ater n ity,to be h on est. I've al ways been tol d, "M adam , you h ave th e
l ook s, I m ean jabar dast l ook s h ai aapk e, you h ave tal en t too! Bu t you
k n ow... You ?r e on a wh eel ch air ,n a ... So we can 't tak e you as X r ol e."
Th at's th e pr obl em I've faced. As for soci et y, I don't ca r e wha t t hey
t hi nk. I 'm li vi ng m y li fe, m y wa y. I don't li ve for soci et y.

H ow i n cl u si v e i s I n d i an Soci et y ? W h at i s t h e n eed of t h e h ou r ?
In dian society isn 't in cl u sive wh atsoever. W e n eed cou r tesy l esson s
given fr om pr esch ool , an d to ever y sin gl e pol itician . Peopl e n eed to
l ear n h ow to be em path etic an d sen sitive towar ds oth er s.

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Tech n ol ogy on t h e sh el f
An i nfor m a t i ve cha t wi t h Pr of. Pr a bha t
Ra nja n ,Execut i ve Di r ect or , TI FAC, a n
a ut onom ous body under Dept of Sci ence
a nd Technology, Govt of I ndi a .
Pl ease t el l u s abou t y ou r w or k on
assi st i v e t ech n ol ogy
we h ave devel oped a gr ou p of
r el ated tech n ol ogies to h el p per son s with
disabil ity(PwD) com m u n icate, access
com pu ter an d con tr ol en vir on m en t (e.g. TV,
Ligh t, Fan , AC ) ar ou n d th em an d in m an y
cases star t ear n in g l ivel ih ood.
In pu t to th e system is based on
th e abil ity of th e u ser an d sl owl y we ar e
expan din g th is to cover var iou s possibil ities.
H owever at th is tim e, we h ave m ade system s
to u se h an d/ l eg gestu r e, tou ch , h ead
m ovem en t, facial expr ession an d cer tain
con sciou s th ou gh ts. In addition , we ar e
wor k in g on voice in pu t, m u scl e vibr ation
an d air sip/ pu ff. In som e of th ese, we h ave
been u sin g br ain -com pu ter in ter face(BCI)
tech n ol ogy. W e ar e al so tr yin g to u se BCI in
oth er ways to h el p per son s with disabil ity.
W e h ave pr ovided som e of th ese
system s to u ser s an d it h as r esu l ted in m ajor
im pr ovem en t in th eir qu al ity of l ife. W e ar e
wor k in g with var iou s or gan ization s deal in g
with disabil ity to m ak e th ese system s
avail abl e on l ar ger scal e
W H AT I S ?CePal
Ou r in itial wor k star ted with a stu den t
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pr oject, wh er e we tr ied to devel op a system ,
wh ich cou l d al l ow per son s with r estr icted
fin ger m ovem en t(in capabl e of pr essin g
r em ote con tr ol bu tton ) oper ate TV by u sin g
h an d gestu r es to ch an ge vol u m e an d
ch an n el .
After devel opin g a pr ototype, we
added capabil ity to n ot on l y oper ate TV bu t
al so oth er devices su ch as l igh t, fan ,
air -con dition er ,com pu ter etc as per th e
n eed of u ser.
Th is device, wh ich we n am ed as
?CePal ? won u s H P In n ovate fir st awar d in
2009 an d Nation al Tr u st fu n ded it for
fu r th er devel opm en t. W ith fu r th er
im pr ovem en ts an d u ser tr ial s, we fin al l y
devel oped two ver sion s of th is to m eet
differ en t n eeds cal l ed ?M in i-CePal ? an d
?RF-CePal ?, wh ich was given to var iou s u ser s
as per th e r equ ir em en t of Nation al Tr u st.
CePal : H an d gestu r e based
En vir on m en t Con tr ol Un it (ECU) Th is l ow
cost device h as been given to u ser s as per
th e r equ ir em en ts of Nation al Tr u st in two
differ en t ver sion s to su it in dividu al n eeds
For al l u ser s it gave th em m u ch im pr oved
sel f r el ian ce as com par ed to th eir
depen den ce on oth er s.
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W h at ar e t h e ch al l en ges an d i m p r ov i si n g
d on e
W h il e h an din g th ese system s ou t, we fou n d
m an y oth er u ser s, wh o cou l d n ot u se th is
device sin ce th ey did n ot h ave h an d
m ovem en ts. To cater to su ch n eed, we decided
to go ah ead with th e devel opm en t of sim il ar
system s based on an y in pu t th at u ser was abl e
to pr ovide su ch as voice, eye m ovem en ts, eye
bl in k , facial expr ession s, con sciou s th ou gh t or
m u scl e m ovem en t etc. W h il e som e of th is
wor k is con tin u in g, we h ave al r eady been
h el pin g u ser s with ou r system s an d th ey h ave
ben efited a l ot. W e h ave been iden tifyin g
n eeds of var iou s u ser s ar ou n d th e cou n tr y by
m ak in g visits an d givin g tal k s to u ser
com m u n ity as wel l as or gan ization s in vol ved
in disabil ity sector.
Ar e t h ese t ech n ol ogi es d i f f er en t f r om w h at
ev er y bod y u ses ,i s i t ex p en si v e ?
I R based Rem ot e Con t r ol : W e tak e
advan tage of IR based r em ote con tr ol s
avail abl e today. M an y of th e
el ectr ical / el ectr on ics equ ipm en t com e al on g
with IR based con tr ol . In addition , it is possibl e
to easil y add IR con tr ol to som e of th e
equ ipm en t by com m er cial l y avail abl e ch eap
devices. W h il e TV, Air -Con dition er s, M u sic
system s com e with IR r em ote, it is possibl e to
add su ch r em ote con tr ol facil ity to Ligh t, Fan ,
Com pu ter an d an y oth er el ectr ical l y oper abl e
system . By sen din g th e sam e IR con tr ol
com m an ds by an y oth er m ean s, we can get
th e equ ipm en t to r espon d as it wou l d by its
n or m al r em ote con tr ol .
Sen sor s : An oth er tech n ol ogical advan ce h as
been in th e ar ea of ?sen sor s?. Du e to
avail abil ity of M EM S(M icr o El ectr o
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M ech an ical System s) tech n ol ogy ? cost, size
an d power con su m ption of sen sor s h as gon e
down . Its in tegr ation in to por tabl e em bedded
device h as becom e m u ch easier. Body par t
m ovem en ts can be captu r ed u sin g
accel er om eter s an d gyr osen sor s. Sim il ar l y
pr essu r e sen sor s avail abl e can be u sed to
m ak e ch eap sip-n -pu ff devices based on air
pr essu r e cr eated in a pipe by m ou th .
Br ai n -com p u t er I n t er f ace :
An oth er in ter estin g devel opm en t in th is h as
been th e ch eap an d u ser fr ien dl y
?n eu r o-h eadset? for pl ayin g com pu ter gam es.
Th ese can in -tu r n be u sed as EEG sen sor
u sin g wh ich on e can captu r e br ain waves(EEG
waves). W ith r eal tim e an al ysis of su ch data
possibl e n ow, on e can u se th is in for m ation in
a var iety of ways.
Tou ch Sen sor based Ph on e/ Tabl et :
Avail abil ity of ch eap tou ch sen sor based
Ph on e/ Tabl et h as br ou gh t a n u m ber of
tech n ol ogical possibil ities with in r each of
In dian u ser s. Tou ch scr een acts as both in pu t
an d ou tpu t device. Sl igh t swipe or tap of
fin ger can be u sed as in pu t. Bu il t in wir el ess
com m u n ication , power fu l pr ocessor s, easy
softwar e devel opm en t al on g with a var iety of
per iph er al s cr eate m yr iad of possibil ities for
per son s with disabil ity.
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si r ,su ch an i n n ov at i v e t ech n ol ogy w ou l d ch an ge t h e qu al i t y of l i f e f or a Pw D,w h y i s i t

n ot com m er ci al l y av ai l abl e ??
W e h ave given few devices to u ser s bu t n ot m ade it avail abl e com m er cial l y. W e set u p a star t
com pan y cal l ed ?Su n Tek n ovation ? to m ak e it avail abl e com m er cial l y. H owever com pan y
h as n ot been abl e to fin d fu n ds to l au n ch th ese at com m er cial scal e.
w h at ar e t h e ch al l en ges t o m ak e i t com m er ci al l y av ai l abl e?
On e ch al l en ge is th e u n iqu e r equ ir em en ts of each PwD. For th is cu stom ization is ver y
im por tan t an d tr ial facil ities ar e n eeded in m an y cities, wh er e u ser s can com e an d tr y.
H owever th at r equ ir es fu n ds. At th e sam e tim e awar en ess abou t avail abil ity of su ch devices
h as to be cr eated.
.I u n d er st an d y ou ar e w or k i n g on n ew t ech n ol ogi es t oo p l ease ex p l ai n
I am wor k in g on iden tifyin g l ear n in g disabil ity u sin g Br ain Com pu ter In ter face so th at
ch il dr en with l ear n in g disabil ity can be pr ovided pr oper h el p fr om ear l y stage. W e ar e al so
wor k in g to defin e stan dar d in ter face for a Un iver sal In tegr ated W h eel ch air ,wh ich can be
u sed by an y u ser based on th eir abil ity. It wou l d al so be m u l tifu n ction al an d al l ow u ser s to
per for m m an y fu n ction s in addition to m obil ity.
I f an y bod y n eed s t o get an y of t h ese t ech n ol ogi es ,w h at i s t h e p r ocess
Th ey can get in tou ch with ou r com pan y ?Su n Tek n ovation ? at su n tek n ovation @ gm ail .com

Pr of. Pr abh at Ran jan r eceived h is Ph D fr om Un iver sity of

Cal ifor n ia, Ber k el ey wh er e h e car r ied ou r r esear ch on ?Nu cl ear
Fu sion ? at Lawr en ce Ber k el ey Labor ator y du r in g 1983-86. H e
im m ediatel y r etu r n ed to In dia after th is an d car r ied ou t r esear ch
in Nu cl ear Fu sion ar ea at Sah a In stitu te of Nu cl ear Ph ysics,
Cal cu tta an d In stitu te for Pl asm a Resear ch (IPR), Gan dh in agar.
H e pl ayed a m ajor r ol e in In dia?s Nu cl ear Fu sion pr ogr am an d
was Pr oject Leader of th e l ar gest oper ation al In dian Fu sion
Reactor ,ADITYA, at In stitu te for Pl asm a Resear ch fr om
1996-2002. Th en h e wor k ed as a Pr ofessor at Dh ir u bh ai Am ban i
In stitu te for In for m ation an d Com m u n ication Tech n ol ogy,
Gan dh in agar (DA-IICT) fr om 2002 to 2013. .

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Au gm en t at i v e an d Al t er n at i v e
com m u n i cat i on
Com m u n ication is vital to l ivin g in fact as
essen tial as br eath in g. Speech disor der s l ead to
com m u n ication difficu l ties. Com m u n ication
difficu l ty can affect ar eas of ever yday l ife .Peopl e
with com m u n ication difficu l ties ar e easil y
m isu n der stood or m isin ter pr eted by oth er s.
Com m u n ication difficu l ty can affect a
per son 's abil ity to h ear ,tal k , u n der stan d, r ead,
wr ite, sign an d/ or gestu r e .Peopl e with sever e
speech or l an gu age difficu l ties depen d on
Au gm en tative an d al ter n ative com m u n ication
(AAC) wh ich in cl u des al l for m s of com m u n ication
(oth er th an or al speech ) th at ar e u sed to expr ess
th ou gh ts, n eeds, wan ts, an d ideas AAC system s ar e
diver se: u n aided com m u n ication u ses sign in g an d
body l an gu age, wh il e aided appr oach es u se
exter n al tool s .
?Com m u n ication ? as defin ed by Th e
Con ven tion on th e Righ ts of Per son s with
Disabil ities in cl u des l an gu ages, displ ay of text,
Br ail l e, tactil e com m u n ication , l ar ge pr in t,
accessibl e m u l tim edia as wel l as wr itten , au dio,
pl ain -l an gu age, h u m an -r eader an d au gm en tative
an d al ter n ative m odes, m ean s an d for m ats of
com m u n ication , in cl u din g accessibl e in for m ation
an d com m u n ication tech n ol ogy. Th er e ar e a
n u m ber of AAC u ser s an d th e m ost W el l -k n own
of th em is ph ysicist Steph en H awk in g.
?I f al l m y p ossessi on s w er e t ak en f r om m e fitn ess l evel th an office wor k er s. Ch air yoga
w i t h on e ex cep t i on , I w ou l d ch oose t o k eep t h e wil l h ave to be m odified to su it th eir r an ge of
p ow er of com m u n i cat i on , f or by i t I w ou l d soon str etch . M or e r estin g tim e is given to th e
r egai n al l t h e r est ?
? Dan iel W ebster
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I nclusi ve Yoga
Cha i r Yoga , a gent le for m of yoga t ha t i s
pr a ct i ced si t t i ng on a cha i r or st a ndi ng
usi ng a cha i r for suppor t , i s pa r t i cula r ly
good for t hose una ble t o pa r t i ci pa t e i n a
t r a di t i ona l yoga cla ss due t o t he effect s of
a gi ng or di sa bi li t i es or for offi ce goer s t o
r ela x or r elea se t ensi on a t t he wor kpla ce.
M ekha la , a Si nga por e ba sed yoga t ea cher ,
gui des us t hr ough.
W h en ever I tel l som eon e th at I teach Ch air
Yoga, besides th e r egu l ar M at Yoga, th e
com m on r eaction is: "Is th er e su ch a th in g as
ch air yoga? H ah a...."
I h ave to adm it th at th is was al so m y r eaction
du r in g m y ear l y days of l ear n in g yoga, way
befor e I becom e a yoga teach er. H owever ,
after I began teach in g ch air yoga, its ben efits
becam e m or e an d m or e appar en t to m e.
W h en sh ou l d y ou con si d er Ch ai r Yoga?
Gen er al l y ch air yoga is su itabl e for two
differ en t categor ies of stu den ts:
1. Th e el der l y or peopl e with l im ited m obil ity
becau se of in ju r ies
2. Office wor k er s
Ch air yoga is con du cted ver y differ en tl y for
th ese two categor ies of stu den ts. Th ose with
l im ited m obil ity m ay h ave a m u ch l ower
sen ior stu den ts. For office wor k er s, ch air yoga
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is ver y m u ch pr acticed l ik e n or m al yoga
except th e poses ar e m odified to be
per for m ed on a ch air.
For exam pl e, see th e figu r e bel ow: th e sam e
pose - h al f spin al twist can be don e on eith er
a ch air or a m at.
A com m on qu est i on i s: W h y d on 't w e ju st
p r act i ce m at y oga as t h e st r et ch w i l l be
f u l l er i n m at y oga? W h y bot h er w i t h
ch ai r y oga?
Yes, you ar e r igh t. Th e r an ge of str etch is
in deed a l ot m or e in m at yoga. If you h ave
m or e tim e to spar e, pl ease pr actice m at
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yoga. Ch air yoga ser ves th e fu n ction of
2017
m ak in g str etch es m or e r eadil y avail abl e for
bu sy officer wor k er s. Al l th e str etch es or
poses tau gh t in a ch air yoga cl ass can be
u sed du r in g office h ou r s wh en ever you
n eed a 5-10 m in u tes br eak or str etch fr om
sittin g for l on g h ou r s. The st r et ches a r e
ver y useful t o r ela x st i ff m uscles a nd
joi nt s.
I h ave al so posted som e of th e office ch air
yoga cl asses gu ide on l in e for m y stu den ts to
r efer so th at th ey can pr actice in th e office
or at h om e in th eir own fr ee tim e.
Dan cer Pose (w i t h ch ai r )
Th e m ain fu n ction of th is pose is to tr ain for
bal an ce an d for open in g of h ip join ts. At th e
sam e tim e, you r u pper back an d l ower back
wil l get a good str etch .
It is im por tan t to pay special atten tion to
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th e abdom en m u scl es. Th ese two poin ts wil l
h el p you tr em en dou sl y in stayin g bal an ce.
L ocu st Pose (w i t h ch ai r )
Th e m ain fu n ction of th is pose is to m assage
th e abdom en (an d th u s you r in ter n al or gan ,
th e stom ach ) an d str etch ou t th e en tir e back .
Br eath e deepl y an d sl owl y wh il e h ol din g in
th e pose.
Ch air Yoga for office can en gage in m u ch
deeper str etch . You can r efer to th is you tu be
video for stan din g for war d ben d u sin g ch air
as a su ppor t. Th e detail s of wh at to n ote for
can be fou n d at th e descr iption of th e video.
CH AI R YOGA FOR PEOPL E W I TH L I M I TED
M OBI L I TY
Th er e ar e som e wh o fin d goin g down an d
gettin g u p fr om th e fl oor a h u ge obstacl e.
W el l , ch air yoga is a per fect sol u tion for su ch
cases. I h ave a cou pl e of cl asses with sen ior s
wh o h ave pr obl em s wal k in g. Ch air yoga gives
th em a ch an ce to pr actice yoga with in th eir
abil ity. In th e case wh er e stu den ts h ave
pr obl em du e to th eir k n ees or spin e, we
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pr actice ch air yoga with sittin g poses on l y.
2017
Un l ik e th e office ch air yoga, we pr actise som e
stan din g pose with th e h el p of th e ch air too.
(See above pictu r e for stan din g ch air yoga
pose).
Ch air yoga with sen ior s wil l focu s m or e on
h ow to gen tl y open u p th e stiff join ts,
str en gth en th e m u scl es or l ear n ways to
en gage th e abdom in al m u scl es so th at th ey
h ave a good con tr ol of th eir body wh il e
stan din g u p (fr om a ch air ). A good con tr ol of
body m otor wil l en su r e l ess ch an ces of fal l
du r in g th eir dail y activities.
I s ch oosi n g a r i gh t ch ai r i m p or t an t
W h en ch oosin g th e ch air for yoga pr actice,
pl ease tak e n ote th at you m u st u se a st abl e
an d gr ou n d ed ch ai r . Th e ch air m u st stan d
fir m on th e fl oor an d sh ou l d be abl e to tak e
th e weigh t of th e yoga pr actition er. Av oi d
r ol l er ch ai r s as m u ch as possibl e. W h en
seated on th e ch air ,th e pr actition er m u st be
abl e to pl ace both feet gr ou n din g to th e fl oor.
W h at i s SI VAN AN DA YOGA
I'm a Sivan an da Yoga teach er ,th er efor e al l
m y ch air yoga cl asses ar e con du cted with th e
sam e Sivan an da Yoga system . W e wil l al ways
pr actice Pr an ayam a (br eath in g exer cise) at
th e begin n in g of th e cl ass, fol l owed by Su r ya
Nam ask ar or Su n Sal u tation (yes, th e ser ies of
m ovem en ts can be m odified for ch air too)
an d th en we pr actice var iou s poses or
str etch es star tin g fr om h ead an d n eck , sl owl y
m ovin g down towar ds th e spin e an d tor so,
fin al l y h ips an d l egs. W e en d th e cl ass with
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N ewsletter
June
Th e good n ews is both pr an ayam a an d fin al
2017
r el axation pr actice h ave n ot m u ch of
differ en ce wh eth er you pr actice on a ch air
or a m at. Exper t?s Advice
On th e oth er h an d, br eath in g an d
I am a gov er n m en t ser v an t an d h av e a ch i l d w i t h
r el axin g ar e sk il l s th at m ost city dwel l er s
d i sabi l i t y .W i l l m y ch i l d get f am i l y p en si on .
l ack in . Th e ph ysical body is visibl e an d
th u s m ost peopl e on l y pl ace im por tan ce on Yes you r ch il d is el igibl e to get a fam il y pen sion .
en su r in g th ey ar e wel l on th e ou tside. Pl ease fol l ow th e u n der m en tion ed steps
H owever ,ou r m in d is actu al l y th e 1.En su r e th at you r ch il d's n am e h as been in cl u ded in
m ost im por tan t facu l ty of a h u m an body. th e fam il y com position of th e gover n m en t ser van t.
Both br eath in g an d r el axin g tr ain in g ar e 2.Th e n am e of th e per m an en tl y disabl ed ch il d h as to
th e best tool s to teach u s h ow to be m or e be added to th e pen sion paym en t or der issu ed at th e
awar e. W h en we h ave good awar en ess, we tim e of r etir em en t .
wil l n atu r al l y k n ow h ow to tak e good car e
of ou r body. 3.An attested copy of disabil ity cer tificate issu ed by th e
gover n m en t h as to be su bm itted to th e pen sion
M ekhala is a Singapor e based san ction in g au th or ity.
Sivananda Yoga Teacher and a student
of Buddhism . She has been pr actising
M r.B.Nar asim h a Rao is a
Sivananda Yoga since 20 0 7 and
for m er IRAS officer an d
Vipassana M editation since 20 0 9.
r etir ed as Fin an cial
Find out m or e on her website or follow
Advisor ,M in istr y of
her on Facebook and I nstagr am
Rail ways.

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