Facts for introduction:
- The United Nations has recognised yoga as a valuable tool for promoting health and well-being and celebrating its benefits.
- The International Day of Yoga is observed annually on June 21.
- Help the world achieve the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- The World Health Organisation defines health as a state of complete wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- Hippocrates’ Science of Medicine sets the goal of medicine as the complete removal of the distress of the sick.
Benefits of Yoga:
- Reduce stress and anxiety.
- Avoid various health problems such as high blood pressure, depression, heart disease, and non-communicable diseases such as stroke, cancer, hypertension, and diabetes.
- Improve the concentration and ability to focus by bringing clarity of thought.
- It helps to improve flexibility, strength, endurance, and balance.
- Cultivate a sense of inner peace and contentment, which can lead to more peaceful and harmonious relationships with others.
- Encouraging practitioners to connect with nature and live in harmony with the environment.
- Promote cultural awareness and diversity, leading to a more tolerant and accepting world.