Yoga Chakra, a 90-day mega cyclathon led by renowned yoga exponent and founder of Artistic Yoga, Bharat Thakur and his team Artistic Yoga, was flagged off from Bhopal by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
A dream project of the Himalayan Master, the endeavour seeks to reach out and spread the message of yoga and world peace through the length and breadth of the Indian subcontinent, by touching the heart of the nation and taking yoga back to its roots.
Yoga Chakra began on February 14th, 2016 from Kathmandu, in the lap of the Himalayas and through the course of the cyclathon will travel through two countries, 11 Indian states, covering a distance of approximately 5000Kms, culminating in the tip of India - Kanyakumari.
Forty five days after the flag off from Kathmandu, Bharat Thakur and his team have reached the city of the Bhopal. His team will be prepped up and ready to embark on their next phase with a special flag off ceremony by the Hon’ble Chief Minister and leave Bhopal on their way to Nagpur. After a flag off from Kathmandu by His Excellency Ranjit Rae, Ambassador of India to Nepal on February 14, the team travelled through Gorakhpur, Etwah, lucknow, Agra, Delhi, Kota, Jaipur to reach Bhopal.
His forthcoming leg would include Hosangabad, Betul, Nagpur and entering the state of Telangana on the onward journey.
The tour is peppered with road shows, talks, demonstrations, workshops and interactions with large gatherings promoting the empowering possibilities that Yoga has for the human being.
Part of Thakur’s vision of spreading the practice of yoga and healthy living among the masses, touching India’s striving metropolis and the rural life alike. The key cities covered by this marathon will include Kathmandu, Gorakhpur, lucknow, Agra, Delhi, Jaipur, Kota, Bhopal, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mysore, Cochin, Allepy and Kanyakumari. This mega yogathon will be joined by local icons, prominent personalities and citizens from various walks of life, making it a mass movement throughout the country.