Following a 5,000 years old tradition, Yoga combines mental, physical and spiritual pursuits to achieve harmony and peace for mind and soul. Having its origin in India and now followed by people across the globe. The Tourism Ministry of India organize plethora of events across the country. The idea of International Yoga Day is proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UNGA address, wherein he suggests that 21st June will be celebrated as International Yoga Day which will be an annual event. Yoga Day gears up to take over the world with its ground breaking celebration. So be a part of Yoga Day celebration and seek peace to meet your soul.

What is International Yoga Day?
Attracting tourists from all over the world in International Yoga Day is a harmonious celebration organized grandly in India. It is an event which has a major emphasis on yoga and meditation. Many yoga experts and fitness addicts from globe flock to Rishikesh just to participate in this grand celebration. This event plays a major role in growing awareness about wellness and promotes human well being that also keeps the legacy of yoga integral. The entire day, all you get to see is more than 50 evoking yoga sessions which have many cultural events and satsangs that takes place in the celebration.

Get a glimpse of little bit history
The history behind Yoga is not revolving around wars and battles in India; in spite of it yoga is rooted in harmony, self awareness, and calmness. While going on deep into the history, it is as old as the Indian Vedas themselves. Yoga has its origin in India and Swami Vivekananda introduces it to the world. Since then yoga is gaining popularity and with the main aim of devoting one day to yoga, Narendra Modi proposed an idea of celebrating International Yoga Day worldwide.

Key points about International Yoga Day
From the start of this day to the end, Yoga Day is revered for a slew of activities and these activities and events are conducted in a systematic manner. Here are some key points of this day –

• On Yoga Day, the day begins at 4:00 am with a beautiful sunrise and initially the start up is with Sadhana.
• The celebration ends at 9:30 pm.
• Average yoga class sessions will last for about 1-2 hours. In between snacks and refreshments will be served accordingly.
• All that you will experience is to be calm, nonviolent, respectful, discipline, and friendly.
• Cultural programs are specially meant for tourists to encourage people to remain in peace and harmony.

Main Objectives of International Yoga Day celebration –

• To make people aware of amazing natural benefits of Yoga.
• To make people practice how to get connected with nature and bring peace to mind and soul with Yoga.
• To make people understand the benefit of meditation to incorporate in their lifestyle.
• Grab the attention of people across the globe towards the holistic benefits of Yoga.
• Increase the growth, development, and peace all through the world.
• Help people to get rid of their bad times by getting relief from daily tensions through Yoga.
• To deal with health challenges through prolonged yoga practice.
• Promote good health and mental relaxation of people through yoga practice.

International Yoga Day is an approach to make people healthy and happy by practicing yoga in their daily lifestyle. Yoga was listed as an Intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO on December 1st 2016. Yoga aims as liberation, although the exact form this takes depends on the theological and philosophical system with which it is being reflecting.