The Centre has proposed the chanting of 'Om' and the recital of some Vedic mantras before the 45-minute yoga session, a move which many are criticising.
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Through a tweet, Modi said he went to meet his mother early Tuesday morning and had breakfast together.
Mary Dunn, a pioneering yoga teacher and founder of the Iyengar yoga institutes in San Francisco, San Diego and New York, died recently in Scarsdale, New York. She was guru to thousands of people all over the United States.
Actress Shilpa Shetty advocates yoga for a holistic approach to life.
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Shiv Sena said 'commodifying' yoga will not harm the ancient practice, instead it will increase tourism and generate employment.
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Modi is likely to lead a yoga session for top cops at the All-India Conference of Directors General/Inspectors General of Police at Dhordo village in Kutch district from December 18-20.
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The event from 8:30 to 11 am on June 21 would feature an exclusive video message by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Yoga sessions will be organized for central government employees and their dependents by the 'Grih Kalyan Kendra', a welfare society working under the aegis of the Centre.
Wearing white and lighter colours will prevent heat retention, thus reducing the risk of heat exhaustion, suggests Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan.
With the Ram Mandir scheduled to open its doors to visitors in January, Ayodhya is expected to welcome travelers both from India and abroad.
From the US, Modi will travel to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi on Tuesday kicked up another controversy with her remarks that those who are opposed to Yoga should go to Pakistan.
Announcing a fun workshop with yogacharya Shameem Akthar, who has been trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, on yoga games, as played in ancient India.
Sadhguru said even though the idea of commemorating the International Yoga Day was mooted by PM Modi, it was "almost like the world was waiting for it".
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Center, suggests five mudras that will freshen your mind.
The actor looked like a sweet winter treat in a pista coloured sari with lace borders.
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Titled 'Yoga and Islam', the booklet is compiled by the Muslim Rashtriya Manch, a wing of RSS.
Lara Dutta, who became a proud mother of a baby girl, Saira four months ago, has launched a yoga DVD to help women get back in shape post pregnancy.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Center, suggests five mudras that will freshen your mind.
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, arguably the greatest Yogacharya of our time, passes into the ages.
In two separate affidavits filed in the apex court, Ramdev and Balkrishna tendered unqualified apology for the 'breach of the statement' recorded in the November 21 last year order of the apex court.
Daily yoga has now been made compulsory for the 10 lakh-strong central paramilitary forces as part of their physical drill.
'A person should not be caught in the pursuit of enjoyment alone, he should experience enlightenment too. I mean, there should be action and motion. We must enjoy the action, not the motion,' BKS Iyengar told Rediff.com in September 2000.
Expanding the scope of its hearing in the Patanjali Ayurved case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday took a stern view of misleading advertisements by Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) firms and asked three Union ministries to inform it about the steps they have taken to curb the practice which takes 'public for a ride' and adversely affects their health.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not perform yoga at the mega event on Rajpath to mark the 'International Yoga Day' on June 21
Joining thousands at San Francisco's Marina Green Park, the finance minister spoke of the advantages of practising yoga and thanked those who helped in making the event a success.
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The Bali India Foundation will hold from March 3-10 an international yoga festival, that will also see experts discuss yoga in the light of Islam, the Jakarta Post said.
Rediff.com takes you through to NaMo's yoga class.
As Indians increasingly take to yoga, apparel brands are seeking to cash in on the opportunity to make a few bucks.
Security was on Monday stepped up in and around Connaught Place and six other venues, ahead of the Yoga Day celebrations to be organised by the ministry of AYUSH on Tuesday.
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