International Yoga Day
Yoga:
Yoga is an old field from India. Yoga is the practice of Exercise, Breathing Techniques and Meditation. And it claims to improve the Health and Happiness. Pioneer of Classical Yoga is Patanjali.Patanjali defines Yoga as
"The cessation of the modification of the mind."
Important Organs of Yoga:
There are Eight Organs of Yoga:
Positive Rules of meditations : Yama
Prohibitory Rules of meditations : Niyama
Physical postures and movements : Asanas
Breathing techniques : Pranayama
Controlling the mind : Prtyahar
Gazing inward : Dharana
Meditation with object : Dhyan
Meditation without object : Samadhi
International Yoga Day - Proposal in UN
Yoga is old(6000+ years’) physical, mental and spiritual practice. Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on 27th September, 2014 placed a proposal of ‘International Yoga Day’ in United Nations General Assembly. This proposal approved by 177 countries in Just 100 days and United Nations declared 21st June as ‘International Yoga Day’. Very proud moment for all Indians because Yoga is India’s ancient tradition and it gets worldwide reorganization. It had the “highest number of co-sponsors ever for any UNGA Resolution of such nature.”
The resolution also checked that a record number of 175 countries co-sponsoring it.
PM Speech On 'International Yoga Day':
Narendra Modi view about Yoga:
“Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us deal with climate change. Let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that “Yoga embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well being.”
