As a public service-oriented, the work nature of civil servants is often stressful. The pandemic has only made it worse. To cope with the stress, Sorig Zhiney and Luejong training for civil servants is underway in the capital. They will teach their co-workers once they reach their respective offices.
More than 20 civil servants from various ministries and autonomous agencies including constitutional bodies are undergoing six-day training on Sorig Zhiney and Luejong. Sorig Zhiney and Luejong is a mindfulness and yoga practice based on the Bhutanese traditional medicine system, Sowa Rigpa.
They said maintaining and fostering positive mental health in the workplace is important for effective service delivery.
“We hope that our civil servants’ work performance will improve and they will be in a better position to serve through this training. Since civil servants are also bogged down and stressed out because of a heavy workload, we hope that this training will also help them to relieve their stress and then cope with stress properly,” said Dorji Tshering, the Chief Programme Officer at the Department of Traditional Medicine Services (DTMS).
The health ministry’s DTMS is organising this training in collaboration with the Royal Civil Service Commission to promote the mental and physical well-being of civil servants. The RCSC said such training has been timely since the pandemic has disarrayed the normal working nature.
Choni Dema
Edited by Sonam
