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Narendra Modi, 66, follows a strict discipline of asana,
pranayama and meditation, waking up early for his
practice every morning.
The Prime Minister of India urges people to make yoga as
much a part of their daily lives as their mobile phones.
He won support from the United Nations to celebrate the
International Yoga Day on June 21 every year, in what
has now become a mass movement across the world.
He calls yoga a “health assurance”, stresses that it’s not
a religious activity and has also appointed a minister for
yoga in his government.
Singapore residents will come together for the third year
in a row to celebrate International Yoga Day, on Sunday,
June 18.
Yoga Journal Singapore is grateful to Narendra Modi for
putting yoga on the world map.India’s PM Narendra Modi does yoga on
International Yoga Day 2016 in Chandigarh, India.“Yoga is not about what
one will get, it is about
what one can give up.”
(^) - India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi