Yoga shows us the way from negativity to creativity: PM

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Yoga shows us the way from negativity to creativity: PM

New Delhi: Terming yoga as a surefire weapon in the fight against Corona, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that yoga shows us the way from negativity to creativity. He said that today when the whole world is fighting the pandemic, yoga remains a ray of hope. Prime Minister Modi was addressing the 7th Yoga Day program through a virtual medium on Monday. This year's theme is 'Yoga for Wellness, which focuses on practicing yoga for physical and mental wellness. Extending his best wishes on the seventh International Day of Yoga, the Prime Minister said that since the last two years no major public event has been organized in countries around the world and in India, yet the enthusiasm for Yoga Day has not diminished among the people. 
The Prime Minister said that the spirit behind proposing the International Day of Yoga in the United Nations was to make this science of Yoga accessible to the whole world. It is noteworthy that on 11 December 2014, the United Nations declared 21 June as International Yoga Day. Modi said that today India has taken another important step in this direction along with the United Nations, WHO. Now the world is going to get the power of the M-Yoga App. In this app, many videos of yoga training based on Common Yoga Protocol will be available in different languages ​​of the world. 
The Prime Minister said that Yoga takes us from stress to strength and from negativity to creativity. Yoga takes us from depression to ecstasy and from ecstasy to prasad. The Prime Minister expressed confidence that Yoga would continue to play a preventive and motivating role in the health care of the people. He said that whenever the sages of India spoke of health, it did not mean only physical health. That is why, along with physical health, there is so much emphasis on mental health in yoga.