Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that yoga not only makes the body healthy, but also keeps the mind healthy. In fact, the 11th International Yoga Day was celebrated in the entire state including the Raj Bhavan of Lucknow. During this time, a large number of people participated. At the same time, Governor Anandiben Patel also participated in the program at Raj Bhavan. While Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led the ceremony in Gorakhpur. According to an agency, special yoga sessions on the theme “Ek Earth, Yoga for One Health” started at six in the morning at the designated places across the state.
Addressing the collective yoga practice program at Mahant Digvijay Nath Smriti Bhavan Auditorium in Gorakhpur, the Chief Minister said, “Yoga is a mantra for all of us from the sage tradition of India, which gives us a healthy body as well as a healthy mind.” “Indian knowledge has made us all aware of yoga in detail since ancient times.”
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The Chief Minister said that religion, karma, salvation, any work is possible only with a healthy body. Any work of religion, whether it is spiritual uplift, worldly progress or to carry forward any of our cultural heritage, is not possible without a healthy body. Wishes are fulfilled only when you are healthy and your health is good. A person can get the steps of spiritual uplift from a healthy body.
Yoga is the gift of the sage tradition of India. By making it the medium of public welfare, India paved the way for world welfare. This is a long tradition, which has different dimensions.