Abidjan- Yoga contributes to inner peace, said the Ambassador of India to Ivory Coast, Dr. Rajesh Ranjan, Saturday, June 17, 2023, during a Yoga session at Modeste beach, in Grand Bassam commune.
For diplomats, the benefits of Yoga are innumerable and the first thing it brings is good health. “Yoga fills you with energy throughout the day and the practice is invaluable,” she says.
He added, the Yoga session on the beach aims to promote healthy living and spread this mediation to everyone, moreover this discipline considers all humans as one family.
Yoga teacher Jacques Ouédraogo, for his part, emphasizes that Yoga is a lifestyle that is not based solely on posture. “… Yoga takes on all human dimensions, physically, mentally and emotionally,” he continues.
Members of the Indian community living in Ivory Coast, Yoga practitioners from other communities and well-wishers attended the session initiated by the Indian Embassy.
International Day of Yoga will be celebrated on 21 June 2023 at the United Nations, in the presence of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who will be participating in the Yoga section.
Created in India, Yoga is the practice of a series of postures and breathing exercises aimed at bringing about physical and mental wellbeing.
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