Yoga Day highlights: 'Nearly 200 countries' have embraced yoga due to PM Modi's efforts, says UP CM

International Yoga Day 2024 highlights: India and multiple countries observed the 10th Yoga Day today. Thousands of people attended a Yoga event led by PM Modi in Kashmir early Friday morning

International Yoga day highlights: After participating in a yoga session in Ahmedabad this morning marking the 10th International Day of Yoga, Home Minister Amit Shah said that this Yoga Day is particularly meaningful as it marks its tenth anniversary. Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal at the UN General Assembly in 2014, suggesting June 21 as Yoga Day, it was eventually adopted with the support of over 170 nations, Shah asserted. The BJP leader stated that, not only has yoga been globally embraced, but people are actively learning and instructing others in its practice.

On International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked that the evolution of Yoga has reshaped its perception, leading to the rise of a new global Yoga economy. Over the past decade, the expansion of Yoga has shifted how it is viewed, PM Modi stated. Currently, there is a burgeoning Yoga economy worldwide. From Rishikesh and Kashi to Kerala, a new trend of Yoga Tourism is emerging in India. Sectors such as hospitality, tourism, and apparel are experiencing significant growth due to the influx of visitors, thereby generating fresh employment prospects for the youth, PM Modi added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 21 underscored yoga's global significance, describing it as a potent force for collective well-being, enabling individuals to live in the present moment unburdened by the past. PM Modi joined the Common Yoga Protocol session, underscoring yoga's role in promoting physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. He actively engaged in different yoga poses and meditation sessions during his visit to Srinagar.

Speaking at the 10th International Yoga Day event at SKICC, he emphasised that yoga fosters awareness that personal welfare is interconnected with global welfare. He highlighted yoga's role in fostering inner peace, which in turn enables individuals to positively impact society. Despite the event moving indoors due to rain, Modi noted the expanding global community of yoga practitioners integrating yoga into their daily lives."The world is looking at yoga as a powerful agent of global good. Yoga helps us live in the present moment without the baggage of the past," PM Modi said.

Thousands of Yoga enthusiasts gathered in Times Square to participate in day-long sessions of the ancient Indian practice ahead of the International Day of Yoga. The Consulate General of India in New York, in collaboration with the Times Square Alliance, organized special yoga sessions on Thursday, coinciding with the summer solstice. Despite heat advisories and temperatures reaching as high as 93°F (33.8°C) in New York City, people from diverse backgrounds and nationalities arrived early morning to unfurl their yoga mats at this iconic location.