SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha joined the Yoga enthusiasts at the 9th International Yoga Day Celebrations at Botanical Garden, Srinagar.
Addressing the event, the Lt Governor said that everyone should make Yoga a part of their daily routine for a stress-free and healthy life.
“Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, One World, One Health. This year’s theme underlines the vision of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ of the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji,” the Lt Governor said.
“Yoga is India’s greatest gift to humanity, and it has transcended the boundary of religion, sect, and geographical barriers to bring happiness into people’s lives,” he said.
The Lt Governor mentioned that the first Sutra of Maharshi Patanjali—Now the Discipline of Yoga—and the second one on the cessation of the mind are the keys to understanding Yoga. Bringing the body and mind together as one in the present moment, here and now, helps reduce stress levels, brings mindfulness, and improves physical strength, he added.
“The great sage Maharshi Patanjali has observed that disorder within our body-mind is the main reason for stress, anxiety, inflammation in the body, and heart diseases. Yoga brings harmony to our body-mind,” the Lt Governor observed.
Yoga is not just a physical exercise, but it also symbolises the spirit of oneness between the body-mind and nature. This rich and ancient tradition, based on prevention for better health, has been accepted by medical science and researchers as a unique and significant practice of the traditional system of medicine that offers tremendous physical and mental health benefits for people of all ages, he said.
For Yoga, one needs both physical and mental discipline so that the body and mind do not function separately but work in an integrated manner, the Lt Governor said.
In today’s world, doctors, while prescribing medicine for diseases, always give free and important advice on bringing changes in lifestyle for long-term health. Yoga is the medium that brings change in lifestyle and strengthens the bond between people, he further said.
The Lt Governor mentioned that Yoga has helped humanity remain healthy, and today the world is attracted to Yoga. The nation is grateful to the Honourable Prime Minister, who will be participating in a Yoga event at the UN. He also congratulated the Directorate of AYUSH, J&K, for its efforts in the promotion of the traditional system of medicine and for getting the approval of the Homeopathic College in Kathua.
Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation; Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lt Governor; Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Dilbag Singh, DGP; Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary, Forest Department; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor; Bhupinder Kumar, Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department; and senior officers also participated in the International Yoga Day celebration.