Stage set for world to celebrate International Day of Yoga

New Delhi: Several countries all around the globe organised Yoga sessions on Friday, marking the one-day countdown to the 11th Global Day of Yoga (IDY). The Embassy of India in Nepal, in affiliation with Lumbini Pattern Trust, organised a huge-scale Yoga demonstration at Lumbini – the revered birthplace of Lord Buddha and a UNESCO World Heritage Blueprint.

Ambassador of India to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, highlighted that Yoga, an conventional put alongside with its origins in India, has grown proper into a world coast, in particular following the United Nations’ declaration of June 21 as the Global Day of Yoga in 2014.

He remarked that Lumbini, widely belief to be a symbol of peace and unity, offers a undoubtedly becoming setting to comprise time the timeless values of Yoga.

The event used to be a aspect of a series of occasions being conducted by the Embassy of India to comprise time the 11th Global Day of Yoga all over varied cities in Nepal.

In Thailand, college students of St. Andrews Global College engaged in a yoga session highlighting the spirit of Yoga for ‘One Earth, One Smartly being’.

“Reflecting the spirit of Yoga for One Earth One Smartly being, college students of St. Andrews Global College, Thailand, participated in an energizing yoga session organised by Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Embassy of India, Bangkok,” Indian Embassy in Bangkok posted on X.

In Austria, the celebration of IDY by the Indian Embassy in Vienna in partnership with Stadt Wien used to be featured prominently by ORF, Austria’s nationwide broadcasting service in its morning indicate ‘Guten Morgen Österreich’.

In Saudi Arabia, college students from Global Indian Schools in Taif and Jubail cities participated in a Yoga session embodying unity, wellness, and togetherness.

“In celebration of Global Day of Yoga, college students from Global Indian Schools in Taif and Jubail cities organised an energising Yoga session. Their vivid spirit embodied the unity, wellness, and togetherness that Yoga brings to our lives,” the Indian Embassy in Riyadh posted on X.

On the sidelines of the Cell World Congress in Shanghai, the Consulate Classic of India in Shanghai organised a successfully-attended IDY workshop and symposium for contributors.

In Japan, the 11th IDY countdown used to be successfully-known on the Osaka Expo 2025.

“Ambassador of India to Japan Sibi George and Vice Governor of Osaka Prefecture Shigeki Watanabe inaugurated the celebrations and joined the collective yoga session alongside thousands of yoga enthusiasts,” the Indian Embassy in Tokyo posted on X.

Marking sooner or later countdown to IDY, the High Rate of India in Kenya organised a varied yoga session at Ulinzi Sports actions Complex, Nairobi, for the International Affairs officials in Kenya, as part of their Annual Workers Wellness Day. Specializing within the holistic successfully being advantages of yoga, the session acquired an alive to response and saw participation from over 300 officials.

In his ‘Mann ki Baat’ address on March 30, High Minister Narendra Modi had emphasised the importance of fitness in day-to-day lifestyles and praised initiatives enjoy the Global Yoga Day.

While sharing India’s imaginative and prescient for a more match world population, PM Modi mentioned the theme of IDY 2025 as ‘Yoga for One Earth One Smartly being’, which ensures holistic successfully being for the total world.

The 2025 theme highlights Yoga’s characteristic in selling physical, mental, and environmental successfully-being, aligning with global requires sustainability and solidarity.

It builds on a decade of success since the United Nations recognised June 21 as Global Day of Yoga, following India’s proposal in 2014.