The Embassy of India in Paris organised an event at the iconic Eiffel Tower on Sunday as part of the series of events to mark the second International Day of Yoga.
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Modi oversaw some 30,000 yoga enthusiasts in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex performing deep breathing and stretching exercises before joining them.
“Yoga is not about the other life”. With it, India created two records: largest yoga class with 35,985 people and most nationalities (84) participating in a single yoga event.
Thousands of people celebrated the day on June 19 in Poland, a country where yoga has become a way of life for many Poles. The Indian sage Patanjali is believed to have collated the practice of yoga into the sacred book called Yoga Sutra an estimated 2000 years ago.
June 21 was declared the International Day of Yoga as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The theme this year’s event is to “Connect the Youth”.
More than 173 Indian missions across the world are also organizing Yoga demonstrations to spread awareness for International Day of Yoga. It is not what you will get from yoga but what is important is what you will give to yoga and what all (ailments) will it rid you of. “Sneak peek of Yoga posture projections on iconic UN Headquarters building in NY on IDY 2016”, India’s Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin tweeted.
Cameron Shayne the founder of Budokon Yoga, a style particularly popular with men, says that “Out of shape men especially benefit from postural yoga practice nearly immediately because it lengthens and strengthens soft tissue, improves blood circulation, and relieves emotional tension”, with recent studies also showing that yoga and meditation, included in yoga styles such as Kundalini, can help with back pain.
Elaborate arrangements had been put in place to ensure a smooth performance, officials said.
Wearing blue and white coloured t-shirts and black pants, the participants reached the venue early in the morning to perform yoga asanas at the mega event. Separately, about 10,000 people also performed yoga at over 100 other locations in Chandigarh itself.
Punjab and Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki, who is also Union Territory Chandigarh’a Administrator, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar were among those present at the event.
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Yoga is an ancient system and philosophy, which aims to develop body, soul and spirit.
