Yoga is beautiful as it is ancient yet modern and evolving : PM

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New Delhi  : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 21, 2018, stated that the way to lead a calm, creative and content life is Yoga. “ It can show the way in defeating tensions and mindless anxiety. Instead of dividing, Yoga unites,” PM Modi said while addressing the main event of the 4^th International day of Yoga celebrated at the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on June 21.

UttarakhandG overnor Krishna Kant Paul, CM Trivendra Singh Rawat,  Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik, and Harak Singh Rawat, Uttarakhand State Minister (AYUSH) also attended the event.

During his address, the Prime Minister further said, “Instead of increasing suffering, Yoga heals. Yoga is beautiful because it is ancient yet modern, it is constant yet evolving. It has the best of our past and present and a ray of hope for our future. In Yoga, we have the perfect solution to the problems we face, either as individuals or in our society. The world has embraced Yoga and glimpses of this can be seen in the manner in which International Day of Yoga has been marked every year. In fact, Yoga Day has become one of the biggest mass movements in the quest for good health and well-being.”

More than 50,000 people performed yoga on the sprawling FRI lawns on the occasion. Yoga enthusiasts across India and from several countries took their places to demonstrate the ancient practice. This was just one of the numerous places across the world marking the 4th International Day of Yoga. In his opening remarks, Uttarakhand Chief minister stated that Yoga is not only a movement towards wellness but holistic happiness. The path to increasing gross domestic happiness goes through the practice of Yoga, he added.

Naik stated that the public health issues and capacity of Yoga to solve them in the context of our nation’s socio-economic conditions need to be propagated fully. He said that 60 representatives from various countries are participating in Yoga Tour in India which culminates on June 21. Ministry of AYUSH has established Yoga Pramanan Board to certify the Yoga practitioners and connected organisations, the minister informed. It has also set-up Yoga Parks across the country to give impetus to the practice, he added.