Fliers, IGI airport community commemorate International Yoga Day

The second International Day of Yoga was commemorated at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here on Tuesday with fliers and airport community people participating in a yoga sessions organised by the Delhi International Airport (P) Limited (DIAL) in association with Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthanam University (SVYASA).

CEO-DIAL I. Prabhakara Rao inaugurated the International Day of Yoga near the 'Surya Namaskar' statue at the Terminal 3 Domestic departure area in lines with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to popularise yoga worldwide as an invaluable gift of ancient Indian tradition.

Addressing the participants, Rao, said: "Yoga is a scientific way of life that focuses on bringing harmony between soul and body to attain self-realisation. By performing yoga asanas people get rid of all kinds of sufferings and achieve a sense of freedom in every walk of life with holistic health and happiness. We want to inculcate the habit of yoga practice among our fliers and employees, who lead a very fast paced lifestyle."

The celebration included various yoga sessions along with yoga research, demonstration and doctor consultation for yoga therapy.

The United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga on December 11, 2014, after a call for the adoption of June 21st as International Day of Yoga by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to the UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014.

According to the UN, this year's observance of the International Day of Yoga highlights the important role healthy living plays in the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals. This was adopted last year by all 193 United Nations Member States.