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Millions To Perform The Common Yoga Protocol Led By The Art of Living's 20,000 Sri Sri Yoga Teachers, Followed By World Meditation With Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
1 lakh participants have signed up for Sri Sri Yoga Utsav Being Held Between 18th and 21 June, who will take the Surya Namaskar challenge with The Art of Living
Bengaluru, 19 June 2020: The Art of Living is all set to usher in the sixth International Day of Yoga with millions of participants joining the 20,000 Sri Sri Yoga teachers virtually from 156 countries to celebrate the ancient practice, and perform the Common Yoga Protocol. This will be followed by World Meditation for peace and harmony led by the global spiritual leader, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The event will be live on the spiritual leaders YouTube page (YouTube.com/srisri) on 21st June, 6-8 PM
There are multiple events lined up at The Art of Living International headquarters in the build-up to the sixth International Yoga Day. As part of the global Sri Sri Yoga Utsav being organized between 18th and 21 June, lakhs of participants have embarked on the journey of yoga with more than 20,000 SSY teachers across the World. They will also perform 54 rounds of sun salutations, for which participants will be trained during the program.
Yoga enthusiasts vouch for its effectiveness in dealing with anxiety and stress, the two ubiquitous banes of our current lives under the lockdown. Yoga transforms the host of negative emotions we experience in our daily lives to a state of happiness, stability, and calm. Yoga is a time tested antidote to host of lifestyle disorders that have their roots in stress, fatigue, sedentary and unfavorable lifestyle choices.
"The blossoming of the complete human potential is yoga. Stopping misery before it arrives is yoga," says Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, distinguishing the science of yoga from just a set of physical asanas. "Yoga is the wave uniting with its depth. It takes us to our source of happiness, the greatest wealth of humankind. The purpose of wealth is to bring happiness and comfort; and yoga brings total comfort."
The IDY Common Yoga Protocol, led from the Art of Living Bangalore headquarters, will be conducted online for schools, colleges, health departments, resident associations, police, defense forces, prisons, among other places through out the day through digital video conferencing platforms. In the evening at 6 pm IST a Global call to Join Yoga for Humanity with the Common Yoga Protocol led by an Art of Living faculty followed by World Meditation with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, will have millions of people joining from across the world. This event will be streaming live on Gurudev's official social media channels.
Leading up to IDY, The Art of Living also hosted special Live interactions /webinars with Yoga experts on topics ranging from Research in Yoga, Need for Yoga & Spirituality in today's world, including sessions on Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yog, Yogic diet throughout the day.
The Art of Living also organized a timely discussion on the topic- Yoga and Mental Health: A Scientific Perspective, where, in attendance were some of the country's leading researchers who straddle the world of medicine and yoga including Dr. Satbir S. Khalsa, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Shirley Telles, Director, Patanjali Research Foundation, Dr. H R Nagendra, Chancellor, SVyasa, Dr. B. N Gangadhar, Director, NIMHANS, Dr. Anand Balyogi, Director of the Centre for Yoga Therapy Education and Research (CYTER), and Dr. Ranjeet S Bhogal, Head, Research, Kaivalyadham. Also, as a prelude to IDY, Sri Sri School of Yoga Europe had organised a webinar to showcase yoga solutions for mental health in this time of crisis. The full day festival was inaugurated by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shanakar and had a 17 bench panel with names like H.E. Ms. Gaitri Issar Kumar, Ambassador of India to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, PROF. FAHRI SAATCIOGLU, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, and many more prominent speakers.
1 lakh participants have signed up for Sri Sri Yoga Utsav Being Held Between 18th and 21 June, who will take the Surya Namaskar challenge with The Art of Living
Bengaluru, 19 June 2020: The Art of Living is all set to usher in the sixth International Day of Yoga with millions of participants joining the 20,000 Sri Sri Yoga teachers virtually from 156 countries to celebrate the ancient practice, and perform the Common Yoga Protocol. This will be followed by World Meditation for peace and harmony led by the global spiritual leader, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The event will be live on the spiritual leaders YouTube page (YouTube.com/srisri) on 21st June, 6-8 PM
There are multiple events lined up at The Art of Living International headquarters in the build-up to the sixth International Yoga Day. As part of the global Sri Sri Yoga Utsav being organized between 18th and 21 June, lakhs of participants have embarked on the journey of yoga with more than 20,000 SSY teachers across the World. They will also perform 54 rounds of sun salutations, for which participants will be trained during the program.
Yoga enthusiasts vouch for its effectiveness in dealing with anxiety and stress, the two ubiquitous banes of our current lives under the lockdown. Yoga transforms the host of negative emotions we experience in our daily lives to a state of happiness, stability, and calm. Yoga is a time tested antidote to host of lifestyle disorders that have their roots in stress, fatigue, sedentary and unfavorable lifestyle choices.
"The blossoming of the complete human potential is yoga. Stopping misery before it arrives is yoga," says Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, distinguishing the science of yoga from just a set of physical asanas. "Yoga is the wave uniting with its depth. It takes us to our source of happiness, the greatest wealth of humankind. The purpose of wealth is to bring happiness and comfort; and yoga brings total comfort."
The IDY Common Yoga Protocol, led from the Art of Living Bangalore headquarters, will be conducted online for schools, colleges, health departments, resident associations, police, defense forces, prisons, among other places through out the day through digital video conferencing platforms. In the evening at 6 pm IST a Global call to Join Yoga for Humanity with the Common Yoga Protocol led by an Art of Living faculty followed by World Meditation with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, will have millions of people joining from across the world. This event will be streaming live on Gurudev's official social media channels.
Leading up to IDY, The Art of Living also hosted special Live interactions /webinars with Yoga experts on topics ranging from Research in Yoga, Need for Yoga & Spirituality in today's world, including sessions on Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yog, Yogic diet throughout the day.
The Art of Living also organized a timely discussion on the topic- Yoga and Mental Health: A Scientific Perspective, where, in attendance were some of the country's leading researchers who straddle the world of medicine and yoga including Dr. Satbir S. Khalsa, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Shirley Telles, Director, Patanjali Research Foundation, Dr. H R Nagendra, Chancellor, SVyasa, Dr. B. N Gangadhar, Director, NIMHANS, Dr. Anand Balyogi, Director of the Centre for Yoga Therapy Education and Research (CYTER), and Dr. Ranjeet S Bhogal, Head, Research, Kaivalyadham. Also, as a prelude to IDY, Sri Sri School of Yoga Europe had organised a webinar to showcase yoga solutions for mental health in this time of crisis. The full day festival was inaugurated by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shanakar and had a 17 bench panel with names like H.E. Ms. Gaitri Issar Kumar, Ambassador of India to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, PROF. FAHRI SAATCIOGLU, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, and many more prominent speakers.
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Srinivasan
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The Art of Living
Email : tn@artoflivingabc.org
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Srinivasan
Tamilnadu Media Co Ordinator
Art of Living
Mobile: +91 9444111587
Mail: tn@artoflivingabc.org
