The 8th edition of International Yoga Day was organized in India and across the globe on Tuesday morning. This year, the theme of IYD was ‘Yoga for Humanity’, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Earlier, the United Nations General Assembly had announced June 21 as the International Day of Yoga in 2014 by the initiative of India. The longest day of the year or the summer solstice was chosen as International Yoga Day.
The word ‘yoga’ is derived from Sanskrit, which means to join or to unite. Today, Yoga is gaining popularity around the globe and it is practiced in various forms.
The practice of Yoga is something that has the power to heal your entire body from mind to soul. The strengthening and stretching poses along with deep breathing techniques help to relax your mind and body. The best medicine so far to treat diseases. Yoga helps to keep our body and mind fit with zero side effects.
Yoga in sports
Yoga is the best tool in the world of sport. It has many mental and physical benefits for any sport and athlete. It can enhance every athlete’s performance.
Benefits of Yoga
Yoga increases body flexibility and improves mental balance for high level competitions. It helps to build flexibility, balance, coordination, and concentration in sportspeople and eventually impacts their performance.
Let’s dwell on some of the best yoga tweets from the sports fraternity around the world on the occasion of the International Yoga Day.
Inner peace and unity with body, mind and soul through Yoga manifests itself in the form of world peace and harmony. On this Yoga Day today, let us start the journey of self towards achieving this goal.#YogaForHumanity pic.twitter.com/egleati0g3
— P.T. USHA (@PTUshaOfficial) June 21, 2022
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Yoga can be very peaceful and relaxing. On the occasion of #InternationalDayofYoga, I urge everyone to practise Yoga to keep themselves physically fit and mentally strong. pic.twitter.com/pKK4fsrrp4
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 21, 2022
स्वस्थ और सुखी जीवन के लिए अपने शरीर, मन और आत्मा को मज़बूत और सिंक्रनाइज़ करें। इस अंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस पर, योग के साथ एक नई जिंदगी की शुरुआत करें।
#अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस #YogaForHumanity pic.twitter.com/opSjLjCXoe
— Rani Rampal (@imranirampal) June 21, 2022
Yoga embodies unity of mind, body, and soul. The 8️⃣th #InternationalDayofYoga is dedicated to the mental and physical health recovery from Covid-19 under the theme of #YogaForHumanity
Practice Yoga for good health and wellness#YogaDay@ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik pic.twitter.com/rvTWpf0jmA
— Khelo India (@kheloindia) June 21, 2022
खुद को तन मन से शक्तिशाली बनाये, आओ मिलकर सभी योग अपनाये. 🙏🏽🙏🏽#YogaForHumanity #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/1CZ4w1uQKZ
— Bajrang Punia 🇮🇳 (@BajrangPunia) June 21, 2022
आज़ादी के अमृत महोत्सव की इस पावन बेला में अपने संसदीय क्षेत्र के ऐतिहासिक स्थल सुजानपुर टीहरा से #YogaDay के वैश्विक आयोजन का प्रतिभागी बना।
योग करिए, स्वस्थ रहिए 🧘 pic.twitter.com/4c0u0gDxJl
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 21, 2022
I bend, so I don't break.
Happy International Yoga Day.#InternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/alqzEqiHLz— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 21, 2022
On the eve of International Yoga Day 2022, let's learn the Ancient Eternal Yog for our own immortal Soul too. Know more about this "Yoga for Humanity" at https://t.co/PVRyaYjzD6
#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav #PMOIndia #CMYogiAdityanath pic.twitter.com/9TCjDaY1Hw— Ravi Kumar Dahiya (@ravidahiya60) June 20, 2022
माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के नेतृत्व में योग को दुनिया भर में जीवन शैली के रूप में मान्यता मिल रही है। #अंतर्राष्ट्रीययोगदिवस के अवसर पर 10,000 feet की उचाई पर, माइनस 6 डिग्री तापमान में अटल टनल पर लोगों का उत्साह देखने योग्य था।#YogaForHumanity pic.twitter.com/nnhxO73LWS
— Nisith Pramanik (@NisithPramanik) June 21, 2022
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