Consider yoga as a holistic way of life, not just an exercise: Rekha Gupta

New Delhi, June 21  On the occasion of the 11th International Yoga Day, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta participated in a yoga session organised at the Sonia Vihar Water Sports Club on the banks of the Yamuna river.

Many prominent leaders including Minister Parvesh Verma, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, Minister Kapil Mishra and Delhi Assembly Deputy Speaker Mohan Singh Bisht were present at the event.

Hundreds of people gathered early in the morning to participate in the session organised on the banks of the Yamuna.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta posted on the social media platform X. In the post, she wrote, “Happy International Yoga Day to all Delhiites. I want to request all of you, do not consider yoga as just an exercise, consider it a holistic way of living. Yoga is not just a sadhana, it is a medium to keep the whole life healthy. Today “Yoga for One Earth, One Health”, this is a very relevant topic, through which we can maintain not only the health of the individual, but also the health of nature. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the bottom of my heart, who gave recognition to this historical tradition of India on the world stage, and in 2014, 21 June was adopted by all the countries of the world as Yoga Day in the United Nations. Today, let us all together get Delhi recognized as a yoga city on the world map, and enjoy this festival together.

Minister Pravesh Verma led another yoga session at Thyagaraj Stadium in which people participated enthusiastically. Minister Ashish Sood did yoga at Chhatrasal Stadium, while asanas and meditation were organized in the morning at Yamuna Sports Complex in Surajmal Vihar.

Minister On Yoga Day, Pravesh Verma appealed to the people of Delhi to adopt yoga in their lives. He posted on the social media platform X. He wrote, “Heartiest greetings to all of you on the 11th International Yoga Day. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi, India’s cultural heritage Yoga has been respected and accepted by the whole world today. Due to the tireless efforts of PM Modi, today yoga has become a global mass movement. Which not only makes the body healthy, but also balances the mind, thoughts and life.

–IANS

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