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Madhya Pradesh: This year on International Day of Yoga with the theme "Be with yoga, Be at home", ministers, government officers/employees of all the divisions participate

This year on International Day of Yoga with the theme "Be with yoga, Be at home", ministers, government officers/employees of all the divisions including education, AYUSH institutions, administration and others performed yoga on 21st June 2021 from 6.30 am to 7.45 am.

Keeping in view the importance of Yoga, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a resolution on 11th December 2014 that every year 21 June is to be celebrated as Yoga Day.

Since then, International Yoga Day is organized every year in India as well as all over the world on 21st June by practicing yoga according to the prescribed protocol. This year the seventh International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21st June 2021.

Considering covid-19 spread and risk involved in gatherings, instructions were given by the Government of India to celebrate International Yoga Day by practicing yoga in their respective homes.

District AYUSH Officer Dr Himmat Singh Dabur said that like last year 2020, it was not possible to organize mass programs in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Kaman Yoga Protocol was launched by the Government of India for this purpose. Its digital link was- https://YOGA.ayush.gov.in/pubic/assets/iDY/e.book /pdf

Common Yoga, broadcast of the protocol through various mediums. For example, arrangements are being made to do through webcast, facebook, youtube etc.

On the basis of this protocol, on the occasion of International Yoga Day, following an appeal was floated among yoga groups in Indore and public to practise yoga but remember to stay at home. Further, the appeal asked yoga practitioners to motivate isolated patients and people recently recovered from the infection to build lung strength with pranayama.

In Indore, state Water Resources Minister Tulsiram Silawat took part in a Yoga Day event at the Border Security Force (BSF) premises.

A mega COVID-19 vaccination drive was also launched in the state with the target of inoculating 10 lakh people, including 1.5 lakh in Bhopal, 1.8 lakh in Indore and 60,000 each in Gwalior and Jabalpur.

Yoga instructor Krishna Guru from Indore spread a message of Yoga on Yoga Day, starting from sunrise on the day to sunset.

“It is said that the sun first rises in Gisborne, NZ, and sets in Norway. In online yoga sessions, Krishna conducted yoga workshop throughout the day on 21 June. Participants from various countries worldwide joined the workshop.

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