People around the world gear up for International Yoga Day
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Jun 19, 2018, 05:11 IST | Updated: Jun 19, 2018, 05:11 IST
International Yoga Day falls on June 21, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. The idea of a yoga day was mooted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Participants took part in a mass yoga event on the Champs de Mars in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris on June 17, 2018 in celebration of the upcoming International Yoga Day to be held on June 21.
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Yoga enthusiasts in Madrid listen to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the 4th International Yoga Day at the iconic Conde Duque in Madrid, Spain on June 16.
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'Feel and rejoice' the body with yoga
Yoga is presence, bliss, self-awareness, meditation – it is not the attempt to push the body into certain positions. Yoga, is a wonderful gift – because such practice would allow one to feel and rejoice the body getting stronger and more flexible.
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Thailand had grace of youngest girl (4 years) and oldest woman (90 years) practicing Yoga at the 4th International Yoga Day on 17 June 2018.
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Hundreds of people took part in a yoga session at North Beach on June 17, 2018 in Durban, South Africa, ahead of the International Day of Yoga on June 21.
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Indian soldiers practice Yoga at 17,000 ft in the Himalayas.
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Monks and locals celebrate International Yoga Day 2018 at Muktinath, Nepal at 12500 feet.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar conducted yoga and meditation in Museumplein, Amsterdam as part of the International Yoga Day celebrations.
''There is no better way to tackle aggression and depression, the two ills afflicting society, than through yoga," he said.
''There is no better way to tackle aggression and depression, the two ills afflicting society, than through yoga," he said.
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