Describing Yoga as a medium to make life stress-free, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that Yoga has been included in the school curriculum in the State so as to make Yoga a part of the lifestyle right from the beginning.  

Addressing yoga practitioners and students at the State Level Yoga Day programme at Shivaji Stadium in Panipat to mark International Yoga Day, the Chief Minister said, “Yoga works as a medicine for many diseases; therefore we should do yoga regularly.”

He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got recognition for Yoga at the international level by getting a resolution passed in the United Nations General Assembly in the year 2015.  This year, by giving the theme "Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, he has also given a message to the G-20 group of countries about the significance of Yoga in human life.

Khattar called upon the people to make collective efforts to promote yoga. He said that it is also the responsibility of yoga practitioners to take yoga to every person and inspire them to adopt yoga in their life so that the dream of “Har Aangan Yoga” becomes a reality and the people of our state and country remain healthy.

He said he has made Yoga a part of his life and he practices Yoga for about 45 minutes daily. Doing Yoga not only increases one’s ability to work but also helps in making life stress-free and joyful.  Thus, everyone should adopt the routine of doing Yoga daily in their life so as to stay healthy and fit.  He said that Yoga also prepares our body to deliver better results. During his address, the Chief Minister also highlighted the significance of different types of yoga asanas.

Chairman of Haryana Yoga Ayog, Jaideep Arya practiced yoga and also explained the benefits of different types of yoga asanas.