PM participates 8th International Day of Yoga at Mysore

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi participated along with thousands of participants in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at Mysore Palace ground, Mysuru on the occasion of 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) 21 June, 2022. Governor of Karnataka, Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot, Chief Minister Shri Basavaraj Bommai, and Union Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal were among those present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said the yogic energy, which has been nurtured for centuries by the spiritual centers of India like Mysuru, is today giving direction to global health. Today, yoga is becoming a basis for global cooperation and is providing a belief of a healthy life to mankind, he added. He said that today we see that Yoga has come out of the households and has spread all over the world and this is a picture of spiritual realization, and that of natural and shared human consciousness, especially in the last two years of an unprecedented pandemic. “Yoga has now become a global festival. Yoga is not only for any individual, but for the entire humanity. Therefore, this time the theme of International Day of Yoga is – Yoga for humanity”, he said. He thanked the United Nation and all the countries for taking this theme globally.

Quoting Indian sages the Prime Minister emphasized “Yoga brings peace for us. The peace from yoga is not merely for individuals. Yoga brings peace to our society. Yoga brings peace to our nations and the world. And, Yoga brings peace to our universe.”, he continued, “This whole universe starts from our own body and soul. The universe starts from us. And, Yoga makes us conscious of everything within us and builds a sense of awareness”

The Prime Minister remarked that India is celebrating Yoga Day at a time when the country is celebrating its 75th year of independence, the Amrit Mahotsav. This widespread acceptance of Yoga Day, The Prime Minister said, is the acceptance of that Amrit spirit of India which gave energy to India’s freedom struggle. That is why Mass Yoga demonstrations are being organised at 75 iconic locations across the country which have been witness to the glorious history of India and have been the center of cultural energy. “The experience of collective yoga at the historical sites of India is like tying together India’s past, India’s diversity, and India’s expansion”, he elaborated. He also informed about the novel programme ‘Guardian Yoga Ring’ which is a collaborative exercise between 79 countries and United Nations organisations along with Indian Missions abroad to illustrate Yoga’s unifying power that surpasses national boundaries. As the sun apparently moves from the east to the west across the world, the Mass Yoga Demonstrations in the participating countries, if seen from any one point on Earth, will seem to be happening one after the other, almost in tandem, thus underlining the concept of ‘One Sun, One earth’. “These practices of yoga are giving wonderful inspiration for health, balance and cooperation”, he added.

Shri Modi pointed out that Yoga is not just part of life for us, today, it has become a way of life. He said Yoga need not be limited to a particular time and location. He said “no matter how stressful we are, a few minutes of meditation relaxes us and increases our productivity. Therefore, we do not have to take yoga as an extra work. We also have to know yoga and we also have to live yoga. We also have to achieve yoga, we also have to adopt yoga. When we start living yoga, Yoga Day will become a medium for us not to do yoga, but to celebrate our health, happiness and peace.”

The Prime Minister said that today is the time to realize the infinite possibilities associated with yoga. Today our youth are coming in large numbers with new ideas in the field of yoga. He also informed about the Startup Yoga Challenge by the Ayush Ministry. The Prime Minister congratulated the 2021 winners of ‘Prime Minister’s Awards for outstanding contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga’.

Integrating the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav with celebrations of 8th IDY, Mass Yoga demonstrations are being organised at 75 iconic locations across the country under the leadership of 75 Union Ministers, along with the Yoga Demonstration by the Prime Minister at Mysore. The Yoga demonstrations are also being held by various educational, social, political, cultural, religious, corporate and other civil society organisations and will be attended by crores of people across the country. The Prime Minister’s Yoga programme at Mysuru is also part of the novel programme ‘Guardian Yoga Ring’ which is a collaborative exercise between 79 countries and United Nations organisations along with Indian Missions abroad to illustrate Yoga’s unifying power that surpasses National boundaries.

Since 2015, the International Day of Yoga (IDY) has been celebrated worldwide on 21st June every year. The theme for this year’s Yoga day is “Yoga for Humanity”. The theme portrays how Yoga served humanity in alleviating suffering during Covid Pandemic.

Highlights

–Along with PM’s Yoga programme at Mysore, mass Yoga demonstrations at 75 iconic locations across the country

–Mass Yoga demonstrations were organised by various Non governmental organisations also across the country, with participation of crores of people

–PM’s Yoga programme at Mysuru was part of an innovative programme- ‘Guardian Yoga Ring’- underlining the concept of ‘One Sun, One Earth’

–Yoga is for entire humanity not for merely an individual

–Yoga brings peace to our society, nations, world and Yoga brings peace to our universe”

–Widespread acceptance of Yoga Day is the acceptance of that Amrit spirit of India which gave energy to India’s freedom struggle

–The experience of collective yoga at the historical sites of India is like tying together India’s past, India’s diversity, and India’s expansion

–The practices of yoga are giving wonderful inspiration for health, balance and cooperation

–Today is the time to realize the infinite possibilities associated with yoga”

–When we start living yoga, Yoga Day becomes a medium to celebrate our health, happiness and peace.

Be a Part Of a Healthy And Fit India: JP Nadda
BJP National President participates in Noida

The eighth edition of International Yoga Day 2022 was commemorated across the globe on 21 June 2022. The celebrations kicked off in Noida with the theme ‘Yoga for Humanity’ at an indoor stadium located in Sector 21A of Noida. Thousands of women, men of all age groups and children participated in the mass yoga demonstration, led by the BJP National President Shri JP Nadda.

Along with Shri Nadda, Yoga guru Rajesh was also present at the event who demonstrated yoga asanas and talked about their benefits.

The people participating in the mass demonstration on that Day said yoga is very crucial for everyone. They said that ‘Karo Yog, Raho Nirog’ is an integral part of Indian culture and one must do yoga to stay physically and mentally strong. People practiced yoga in sessions and hailed PM Shri Narendra Modi for this initiative.
Shri JP Nadda said, “I believe in the importance of yoga and making time for it, as it offers numerous health benefits. I always strive towards practicing yoga. On this International Yoga Day, let us all be a part of Hon. PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s initiative towards a healthy and fit India”.

Highlights

–Yoga is a precious gift of India to the world to promote health, welfare and peace across the globe.

–Yoga not only keeps the body fit and healthy, it also promotes mental health and promotes balance between body and mind. That is the reason we have ‘Yoga for Humanity’ as this year’s theme of the International Yoga Day.

–It is due to the dynamic and able leadership of our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji that today the world is celebrating the prowess of Indian culture and its 5,000 year old Yoga as the International Yoga Day.

–The BJP also organised such special Yoga sessions at 75,000 different places across the country to mark the International Yoga Day.

–Yoga gift from our ancestors which keeps our body, mind and soul in perfect order and harmony.

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