Celebration 6th International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2020.

International Yoga Day 2020: PM Narendra Modi to lead main national event in Leh

International Yoga Day 2020: The main highlight of the International Yoga Day is a 45-minute yoga drill based on Common Yoga Protocol (CYP).

International Yoga Day 2020: The main national event to commemorate the 6th International Day of Yoga (IDY) will be held in Leh, capital of Ladakh on June 21, 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leading the event. This was announced by AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik on March 11 during a press meet.

When was the first International Day of Yoga celebrated?

The first International Day of Yoga was celebrated across the world on June 21, 2015. The main national event to commemorate the same was held at Rajpath in New Delhi, which saw participation from over 30,000 people including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The first International Day of Yoga had created a world record for the largest yoga class and for the largest number of participating nationalities.

6^th International Yoga Day Celebration

sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21 June 2020. The eventson the day will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was announced by the Union Minister of AYUSH Shripad Naik.

IDY 2020:

It is expected that a large congregation of around 15,000 to 20,000 people will participate in the high altitude location like Leh for the first time.
There will be a 45-minute yoga drill based on Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) during the event.
Prime Minister Modi is expected to carry out 'yogasanas' based on CYP.
The plans are being implemented by various industrial bodies, including CII and FICCI, educational bodies like CBSE, UGC, and NCERT, among other stakeholders.

What is the importance of yoga in our daily life?

Importance of Yoga in Our Daily Life

Yoga is not a religion, it is a way of living that aims towards a healthy mind in a healthy body.

Man is a physical, mental and spiritual being; yoga helps promote a balanced development of all the three. Other forms of physical exercises, like aerobics, assure only physical well-being. They have little to do with the development of the spiritual or astral body.

Yogic exercises recharge the body with cosmic energy and facilitates:

Attainment of perfect equilibrium and harmony
Promotes self- healing.
Removes negative blocks from the mind and toxins from the body
Enhances personal power
Yoga to live with greater awareness
Helps in attention, focus and concentration, especially important for children
Reduces stress and tension in the physical body by activating the parasympathetic nervous system
Yoga for better relationships

Benefits of Yoga

The art of practicing yoga helps in controlling an individual’s mind, body and soul. It brings together physical and mental disciplines to achieve a peaceful body and mind; it helps manage stress and anxiety and keeps you relaxing. It also helps in increasing flexibility, muscle strength and body tone. It improves respiration, energy and vitality. Practicing yoga might seem like just stretching, but it can do much more for your body from the way you feel, look and move.

Yoga asanas build strength, flexibility and confidence. Regular practice of yoga can help lose weight, relieve stress, improve immunity and maintain a healthier lifestyle.