Mysuru/Mysore: “Due to lack of trust between banks and industrialists, in the last two years, more than 7,000 industrialists have left this country which is really not a good sign,” said Sri Ravishankar Guruji, founder of Art of Living Foundation, Bengaluru.

He was addressing the participants during the ‘Corporate Wellness Conference 2020’ on the theme ‘Wellness and Well-being for a Progressive Nation’ organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)- Mysuru at Rajendra Centenary auditorium in JSS Hospital here recently.

Ravishankar Guruji said, “Forty years back it was so difficult for corporates to say that there is wellness. They thought that this was not their subject at all and according to them corporate sector meant only job and finance. Those days it took a lot of efforts to convince people. But in present day, these corporates  spend half of their health to gain wealth and spend the other half of their wealth to gain back their health which is not good economics. I am glad CII has taken this as a big initiative, Corporate wellness is abuzz around the world today, and this is a welcome change,” he added. 

“People should practice meditation including those working in the corporate sectors. Meditation will not only help them keep calm, but also helps keep their health in good shape and thus improve work efficiency. It also helps in overall development. Meditation which started in India has spread across the world. America alone has invested 27 million dollars in wellness industry. Among Universities in America, 52 Universities have Indology. In India, 40 years ago, Yoga was not taken as profession but today many are taking to Ayurveda and Yoga as professions and this is the way of wellness,” said Ravishankar Guruji. 

Amit Kumar, Chairman, CII Mysuru; Bhaskar Kalale, Imm. Past Chairman, CII-Mysuru; Dr. N. Muthukumar, Past Chairman, CII Karnataka, Dr. B.R. Pai, Past Chairman, CII Mysuru and Pavan Ranga Vice-Chairman, CII Mysuru, were also  present and addressed the Conference.

Dr. Upendra Shenoy, Cardiovascular Surgeon and Chief of Medical Services, Columbia Asia, Mysuru, who has performed more than 10,000 heart surgeries, delivering talk on ‘Wellness relevance of Allopathic Medicine,” said, “Coronary heart disease is a leading cause for death in India and it is on a steady rise. More than 50 percent of people who suffer heart attacks are smokers”. He also advised people not to take up jogging or running in Chamundi Hill steps as the uneven steps may pose injuries. Instead he called upon to take up brisk walking on flat surface for at least 30 minutes everyday. For good health he also called upon people to have sleep for eight hours a day. 

Dr. Anish Behl, Diabetologist and Endocrinologist, Apollo BGS  Hospital, Mysuru, spoke on “Practical tips for lifestyle modification in Diabetes and Obesity.”

Later in the day, Dr. B. Gurubasavaraja, Sr. Professor and Consultant Ayurveda Physician, JSS Ayurveda Medical College and JSS Hospital, Mysuru,  spoke about “Significance of Ayurveda in present medical scenario” and Rohit Sikka, VP, Corporate Programmes, Art of Living, spoke “360 degree perspective on Corporate Wellness.”