According to the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Yoga helps lower the risk of heart diseases as much as that of conventional exercises such as brisk walking and skipping. Besides, Yoga, also known to help one feel calmer and more balanced has long been known as more than just a stretch or breath, as it assists in the improvement of flexibility in the joints and increases core muscle strength. This, […]
The world has come together to celebrate the fourth International Yoga Day on June 21, 2018. The theme for 2018 is ‘Yoga For Peace.’ Just how do we interpret peace in the given scenario? Is peace about two countries maintaining diplomatic relations? Is peace about individuals respecting each other? Is peace about giving the space to the downtrodden, the underprivileged and the weak? Or are we talking about the peace […]
Over a year before Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a call for the United Nations General Assembly to adopt 21 June as International Yoga Day and the Assembly approved a resolution to that effect, the White House had exhorted Americans to take up yoga to get physically active and healthier. “Yoga has become a universal language of spiritual exercise in the United States, crossing many lines of religion and cultures,” said President Barack […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hailed the first International Yoga Day as a “new era of peace”, moments before he surprised thousands in New Delhi by taking to a mat himself to celebrate the ancient Indian practice. Yoga-loving Modi led more than 35,000 people, including bureaucrats, students and soldiers, performing poses such as the half camel and cobra in a 35-minute mass outdoor yoga session beginning at 7:00 […]
It was none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi on whose behest the United Nations decided to declare 21 June 2015 as ‘International Yoga Day’. Export of Indian spirituality to the West started with Swami Vivekananda’s historic speech at the Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893. It was followed by setting up of a Vedanta Society in New York in 1894, in Northern California in 1900 and in Boston […]
