The Governor of Uttarakhand, KK Paul, has greeted the people of the State on the occasion of the second International Yoga Day. In a message on the eve of the occasion, he said that it is a matter of pride that Yoga Day is being celebrated at the international level as the whole world had recognised and accepted the significance and scientific nature of Yoga which was an integral part of Indian culture and civilisation.
The Governor said that efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensued that United Nations (UN) decided to celebrate June 21 as International Yoga Day. He said that Uttarakhand was the home of Yoga and its identity as the Yoga Capital of the world had been established.
“Yoga is the excellent art of living thelife with a positive energy. It is also a pure science which is above religion, faith and superstition. Yoga is a comprehensive health system which is beneficial in our physical, mental and spiritual health. Yoga nourishes qualities like patience, tolerance andcompassion. It keeps us away from stress and has the magical power to change the impossible into possible,” he said.
The Governor said that in this fast-paced era of science and technology, every individual was living under various stresses and suffering from disease. Yoga does not cost anything and requires onlythat we devote a few minutes in our daily life to it
Paul exhorted the people of the state to take a resolve to make Yoga a compulsory part of their daily routine and give from Devbhumi /Tapobhumi Uttarakhand (the place of origin of Yoga) a message to the entire world to adopt Yoga as a way of living a stress-free, healthy and happy life.
The Governor of Uttarakhand would participate in a Yoga programe at the lush green lawns of Raj Bhawan on June 21.