UN video outlining the 21st June as International Yoga Day
http://webtv.un.org/watch/yogaday-celebrate-the-first-international-day-of-yoga/4307927817001
PM Narendra Modi performs Yoga at Rajpath on International Yoga Day.Over 200 million people across the world participated in events to mark the inaugural International Yoga Day on Sunday, with a record 37,000 people performing yoga asanas in the national capital alone.
There was pranayama of course
There was pratyahara too
Dharana ( Concentration )
There was even asana
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| salabhasana |
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| Dwipadapitam (desk poses) |
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| Ustrasna |
and savasana, lots of savasana
Prime Minister Modi head down to his mat 27 minutes in.
The practice everyone is doing above is based on a practiced called the 'Common Yoga Protocol', a 35 minute practice integrating asana, pranayama, pratyahara and a sit offered by the Govt. of India
They've also produced a free booklet
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| LINK TO 35 page PDF |
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| LINK TO 35 page PDF |
See my previous post focussing on the protocol
http://grimmly2007.blogspot.jp/2015/06/the-govt-of-indias-35-min-common-yoga.html
And not just in India of course...
to Photos of the event from around the world
