City’s enthusiasts in full action on #WorldYogaDay

The fourth international day for

yoga

pulled out hundreds of yoga enthusiasts with their mats. Parks, fitness centers, cycling tracks, boat club and many other public places were bustling with yogis wearing white t-shirts and trousers. From the police personnel performing Surya Namaskar in Ladakh to the kids doing Padmaasana at the

Lal Pared Ground

, this day became a people’s movement.

Manisha Anand

, the academic counselor, organized a celebration along with 15 other women at a local park. She shares, “Yoga not only benefits the physical being of a person but also the mind. We started off with stretching followed by different asanas and the concluded our session with green coffee and herbal tea.”

Student Kratika Rai went to Lal Pared Ground to embrace this day of fitness. “Observing so many people enthusiastically doing yoga filled me with motivation. Everyone should endorse it and keep doing it regularly to stay fit. The best part is that it can be done anywhere and at any time. Be it a dedicated area or the college bench. Along with them many new followers too joined the list. Beautician Parul Gupta who has been practicing yoga since the past six month shares, “Yoga takes times to show its power after it does one feels enlightened. It adds strength and beauty to the mind, soul, and body. I have myself experienced amazing changes regarding flexibility.”

- Farzana Patowari

Pictures Credit - Vishesh Sharma