Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur performs a yoga asana on The Ridge in Shimla on Tuesday. Photo: Lalit Kumar
Shimla, June 21
International Day of Yoga was today celebrated with fervour in state capital Shimla. The art of practicing yoga helps in controlling mind, body and soul, besides bringing together physical and mental discipline to achieve a peaceful body and mind, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. He participated in yoga session organised by the state Ayush Department on The Ridge here. Students of several educational institutions also performed yoga.
Thakur, while interacting with mediapersons, said that yoga helped manage stress and anxiety. “It also helps in increasing flexibility and muscle strength, besides improving respiration and energy,” he added.
Thakur watched the live telecast of the Prime Minister’s address on the 8th International Day of Yoga from Mysore Palace in Karnataka. Giving credit for promoting yoga in the country to the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister said it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who proposed the idea for an International Yoga Day during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. He said Modi called Yoga an “invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition” and called for the “harmony between man and nature”.
A function was also organised at Raj Bhavan, which was presided over by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Officials of Raj Bhavan practiced asanas under the supervision of Satya Prakash, Professor, Yoga Department of HP University. The Governor also performed yoga.
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