“Emojis are a delightful way to bring together people to celebrate cultural moments and International Day of Yoga is an Indian inspiration that has gone global”.
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In Geneva, the Permanent Mission of India in collaboration with the United Nations Office at Geneva organised a special event in the historic Palais des Nations building (United Nations’ Building) on June 19, 2016 as part of celebrations to mark the observance of the 2nd International Day of Yoga. The whole world supported it whether it was developed or developing nations.
Binoy Bhushan Bhattacharjee, organiser of Patanjali Yoga Samiti, said, “There are around 146 branches of our organisation throughout the state where we organised such camps today”. “Glorious day kicks off #IDY2016 celebrations across the world!” “I think, this speaks about the power of this heritage, identity of this heritage which was given by our ancestors”.
School students, teachers, government employees, political leaders, police and paramilitary officials as well as volunteers from NGOs, all sporting white T-shirts and blue and white pants, performed the yoga postures on red and blue mats rolled out on the lawns.
Cambodia People perform yoga at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.Australia Thousands gather for a group yoga class in front of the Sydney Opera House on June 21, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. “In Rajkot, 2,000 pregnant women set a world record by performing yoga while 8,000 children on this ground set a world record by making a human chain”, Patel told mediapersons after the event.
“This is a day linked with good health and now it has become a people’s mass movement”, the 65-year-old premier said.
On Tuesday, 173 countries had activities to celebrate this ancient discipline, which originated in India but has now spread around the world.
“Yog means connecting people…” There were around 100,000 people participating in the event.
Similar yoga events were held in villages, towns and cities all over India.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi today joined over 30,000 people for the second International Yoga Day celebrations in Capitol Square, Chandigarh.
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“Yoga balances body and soul, physical health and mental well-being”. And in a different study also published at the end of a year ago by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the team found that men who underwent radiation treatment for prostate cancer could stabilize and even decrease the side effects of the treatment, including erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and cancer-related fatigue, with yoga.
