The day June 21 is known as International Day of Yoga or
World Yoga Day which is every year across the world to raise global awareness
about yoga among the public.
The idea behind the International Yoga Day is our present
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 September 2014, through his speech on the
United Nations General Assembly. Soon, the UN declared June 21 as International
Yoga Day who officially declared as ‘International Day of Yoga’.
In India, International Yoga Day is celebrated by the
Ministry of “AYUSH”. The first International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21st
June 2015 and theme was “Yoga for Harmony and Peace”.
The Ministry of “AYUSH” has declared the theme of this year as
“Yoga for Heart“. But the United Nations
has declared the Yoga day 2019 theme is Climate Action. The venue of
International Yoga Day in India is in Ranchi the capital of Jharkhand.
How to
celebrate?
Yoga training programs, camps, retreats, seminars, workshops
are conducted and peoples gather together to perform various asana and
pranayams. They are also made to raise awareness about the importance of the
practice and how it helps in curing and healing in our life.
Purpose
of World Yoga Day
·
To let people know the benefits of yoga.
·
To make people get used of meditation through
yoga.
·
To reduce the rate of health challenging
diseases all over the world.
·
To enhance growth, development and spread peace
all through the world.
· To make people aware of physical and mental
diseases and its solutions through practicing yoga.
·
To link between protection of health and
sustainable health development.
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