Page 10 - Mann Ki Baat September 2022

engaged in promoting the fitness button clothes; small things such
culture among the specially- as these. What the appropriate
abled at the grassroots level. This place of things is, what the good
imparts a lot of strength to the habits are, they tried to teach
self-confidence of the specially- Anvi all this with a lot of patience.
abled. The way daughter Anvi showed
her will to learn, displayed her
My dear countrymen, talent, her parents also got a lot
a few days ago, I just met a girl of encouragement. They inspired
from Surat, Anvi. My meeting Anvi to learn yoga. The problem
with Anvi and Anvi’s yoga has was so serious, that Anvi could not
been so memorable that I want even stand on her own two feet…
to tell all the listeners of ‘Mann In such a situation, her parents
ki Baat’ about it. Friends, Anvi is inspired Anvi to learn yoga. When
afflicted with Down syndrome she went to the Yoga coach for the
since birth and she has also been first time, the coach too was in a
battling with serious heart disease dilemma whether this innocent
since childhood. She also had girl would be able to do yoga! But
to undergo open heart surgery even the coach probably had no

when she was only three months idea of what stuff Anvi was made
old. Despite all these difficulties, of. She started practicing yoga
neither Anvi, nor her parents ever with her mother and now she has
gave up. Anvi’s parents gathered become an expert in yoga. Today,
all the information about Down Anvi participates in competitions
syndrome and then decided on the across the country and wins
way to reduce Anvi’s dependence medals. Yoga gave a new life to
on others. They started teaching Anvi. Anvi assimilated yoga and
Anvi how to lift a glass of water, imbibed it in her life. Anvi’s parents
how to tie shoe laces, how to told me that yoga has brought

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