Tag: International Day of Yoga

International Yoga day: PM Modi says yoga integral part of our culture

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday performed Yoga with around 40,000 enthusiasts at the Prabhat Tara ground here and said everybody should practice the ancient Indian discipline lifelong.

The Jharkhand capital has been selected as the venue for the main event for the 5th International Day of Yoga.

Events to mark the day are being held across the country and several of them are being led by Union ministers, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh.

Modi also said the government has been working to make Yoga a pillar of preventive healthcare.

Expressing concern that young people are becoming vulnerable to heart ailments, Modi said, “Yoga can play a huge role in tackling the issue and hence, this year’s theme is ‘Yoga for Heart’.”

He also appealed to the people to take yoga to all sections of society.

“We should make efforts to take yoga from cities to villages, tribal areas. Yoga is above region, above faith, above everything,” Modi told the gathering.

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Gearing up for Yoga Day, Modi posts ‘Vakrasana’ video

Ahead of the International Day of Yoga on June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday again tweeted a video of his animated version performing the ‘Vakrasana’ that he said helps spinal cord in gaining flexibility.

Demonstrated ‘Vakrasana’ or the spinal twist yoga pose, the animation took the audience step by step through each detail and also explained the benefits.

“Have you ever practiced Vakrasana? Its advantages are numerous and long lasting. Watch this video,” Modi tweeted.

With a few days left for June 21, Modi urges every person to prepare for the day that was designated as World Yoga Day on his suggestion at the UN General Assembly speech in 2014, and over the last five years it has only improved its reach throughout the world.

Governments of many nation mark the day in a big way with thousands participating in mass Yoga events across the country. Modi is expected to join an event in Ranchi this year.