NEW DELHI, June 16: This year’s observance of International Day of Yoga, being held in the midst of the Conravirus pandemic, will highlight the health-building and stress-relieving aspects of yoga.
In the changed scenario, the trend that has emerged for observation of IDY is to focus on its health rewards and to do yoga at home on Yoga Day, being observed on June 21. The AYUSH ministry is supporting this trend by promoting the theme “Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family” in its IDY activities, an official release here said.
To facilitate this, the AYUSH ministry is organising a trainer-led session which will be telecast on Doordarshan on June 21 at 0630 hrs for people to follow and practice in solidarity.
Every year, June 21 is celebrated worldwide as the International Day of Yoga (IDY). The public has embraced this event in the previous years, adopting it as a celebration of India’s culture and tradition. This year the observation of IDY has become a search for good health and peace of mind, this time.
Today when the entire world is gripped in anxiety and fear, yoga becomes especially relevant now, since its practice leads to both physical and mental well-being. Of particular importance in these difficult times are the following two proven benefits which the public can gain from yoga: positive impact on general health and immunity enhancement, and its globally accepted role as a stress buster.
The 45-minute Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) is one of the most popular yoga programmes across the world and has been at the heart of the IDY since the beginning. It was developed by a team of leading yoga gurus and experts, and includes safe practices to improve physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of the population, which can be practiced at home on a daily basis. It is designed to be easily adoptable by the majority of the people irrespective of their age and gender and can be learnt through simple training sessions and online classes.
The AYUSH Ministry is encouraging the people to learn the Common Yoga Protocol using the resources made publicly available by the Ministry on the Yoga Portal, its social media handles and the television. Prasar Bharati has initiated the daily telecast of the Common Yoga Protocol on DD Bharati from 0800 hrs to 0830 hrs, from June 11, 2020.
This programme is available on the AYUSH Ministry’s social media handles as well to familiarise the public with the Common Yoga Protocol with the help of an audio-visual demonstration of the same through an electronic medium.
Prior acquaintance with the Common Yoga Protocol will help the people to be fully prepared and ready for active participation on IDY 2020 and join the world in performing yoga at their respective homes with their families at 0630 hrs on June 21.
Further, the Ministry will be conducting a telecast during the same time, led by a trainer to allow the people to follow along and practice yoga, the details of which will be announced shortly. A video contest (My Life, My Yoga video blogging contest) with attractive prizes is also being organised in which the people are being encouraged to post their short video clips performing different yogasanas.
The “Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family” theme has already been adopted by numerous institutions and individuals across the country.
Mysuru district administration in association with Yoga Federation of Mysuru are organising the IDY event with the participation of at least 1 lakh people, who will perform harmonious yoga demonstrations from their respective terraces.
The International Naturopathy Organisation (INO), an NGO that works for promotion of Naturopathy and Yoga, has set a programme in motion to encourage its 25 lakh members to perform yoga harmoniously based on CYP, from their houses.
The SDM group of institutions of Dharmasthala (Karnataka) estimates that 50,000 followers will join the “Yoga from Home, Yoga with Family” activity at 0700 hrs on IDY. Numerous other organisations, including educational institutions, have also finalised detailed plans for the activity, many of whom are adopting social media and digital platforms to bring people together while they remain in their respective home. (UNI)
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