Kuala Lumpur, June 20 – The United Nations has declared to celebrate 21st June as “International Day of Yoga”. This has further reinforced the value and profound benefits of Yoga to bring an individual’s mind, body, spirit and existence in absolute harmony.
177 countries including USA, Canada and China supported by co-sponsoring this resolution, a rarity in the new world. It had the highest number of co-sponsors ever for any UNGA resolution of such nature.
There will be a day long event @ Publika Mall in KL tomorrow (21st June) with a yoga carnival where thousands of people are expected to attend. The event will start at 9 am and will will last until 9.30 pm.
Activities include: –
- Free holistic workshop sessions all day long. (For ages 7 and above, no prior knowledge of yoga required)
- Organic / natural health products and food stalls –
- Get up-close and personal with local celebrities and Yoga practitioners
- Fun games for kids
- Art session with renown artist and art teacher, Phillip Wong
Note: About Isha Foundation and Isha Yoga
Headquartered in Coimbatore in the South of India and Tennessee in the United States of America, Isha Foundation was established over 30 years ago as a volunteer-run, international non-profit organization with the key mission of offering yoga as a science for inner well-being.
Today, the Foundation is operated by over 2 million volunteers in more than 200 city-based centres.
The Foundation offers powerful tools, referred to as Isha Yoga, for inner wellbeing from the ancient science of yoga. Through classical yoga and meditation, Isha empowers individuals to transform their lives, raising the consciousness of humanity.
For more information and registration for these sessions, please visit http://www.malaysia.ishayoga.org or call 017-6767 442/551
“The only way to experience true wellbeing is to turn inward. This is what yoga means – not up, not out, but in. The only way out is in.” -Sadhguru
