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Celebration of the 10th International Day of Yoga 2024.

Posted on: June 22, 2024 | Back | Print

Embassy of India

Warsaw

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Press Release

10th International Day of Yoga celebrated in Warsaw, 22 June 2024

The rain could not damp the ardour of Warsaw’s yoga lovers! The Embassy marked the 10th International Day of Yoga on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at the Embassy premises in Warsaw. The yoga session began in the open air and moved indoors half-way through due to rain. Several hundred practitioners including membersof the diplomatic community, Polish yoga lovers and overseas Indians participated.

2. In her address, Ambassador Nagma M. Mallick explained the origins of yoga and how the practice, in particular, of dhyan or meditation, which developed discipline and mindfulness, was still a most useful aid to modern living. She stressed the universality of yoga and expressed her happiness that yoga devotees in Warsaw wereable to mark the important milestone of the 10th International Day of Yoga together.

3. All the participants practiced the Common Yoga Protocol developed by yoga experts in India.