{"id":3815,"date":"2025-08-01T04:23:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T04:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.govmu.org\/president\/?p=3815"},"modified":"2025-08-04T04:26:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T04:26:28","slug":"courtesy-visit-dr-ishan-shivanand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.govmu.org\/president\/courtesy-visit-dr-ishan-shivanand\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtesy Visit: Dr. Ishan Shivanand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3815\" class=\"elementor elementor-3815\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2710c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2710c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2838317 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget 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xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">President Gokhool welcomed Dr. Ishan Shivanand, renowned Mental Health Professor, Health and Wellness Consultant, and Founder of the Universal Integrative Health Foundation (UIHF) and Yoga of Immortals, for a productive exchange at the State House yesterday.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">He was accompanied by Mrs. Dayna Joonas, Council Member of the UIHF, among others.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">During the meeting, President Gokhool and Dr. Shivanand exchanged perspectives on the importance of raising awareness about mental health and building resilience among the population, particularly post Covid-19 and as society navigates the transformative impact of AI.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">The President also took note of activities 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