KV IMA Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Event Name : International Yoga Day

Posted On : 12 Jul 2023

Description :-

The 9th edition of International Day of Yoga -2023 was celebrated with great fervor in the KV IMA Dehradun on 21st June 2023. The team of KV IMA staff and students being led by Principal Sh. Mam Chand was overjoyed and jubilant for the ensuing event. Yoga expert Mrs. Swati Verma highlighted the importance of life; its health benefits and the historical beginning of the International Day of Yoga w e.f. 2015 after the unanimous decision of Celebrating Yoga Day by 193 member countries of the United Nations General Assembly ( UNGA) on 11th December 2014. A record of 171 countries unanimously decided to celebrate Yoga Day is on 21 June every year. She also Awakened the students and all the staff members about the harmony that the International Day of Yoga brings to the world. The celebration of the day began with the shloka from Rigveda; संगच्छध्वं संवदध्वं सं वो मनांसस जानताम ्। देवा भागं यथा प ू वेसञ्जानाना उपासते।। Which literally means “May you move in harmony, speak in one voice; let your minds be in agreement...”. The initial micro yogic activities intended for warm-up of the body of all in-house members led to specific yogic exercises which included Padmasana, Vajrasana, Ushtrasna, Ardh-chandrasana, Vrikshasan, Tadasan, Baddha-konasa, Vakrasana, Halasana, Dandasana, Bhujangasana, Setu Bandh Asana, Uttangpadasa, Swasana, Pranayam, Bhramari, Naadishodhan etcetera with soothing music in the background leading to a chaste environment in the Vidyalaya premises. The celebrations of the IDY-2023 continued for more than an hour. The most loved Asana was Hasyasana wherein the students burst out laughing for three spells of more than a minute each. In his address, the venue Principal Sh. Mam Chand ji told the audience that IDY has had a theme every year since its inception in the year 2015. Yoga for Harmony and Peace ( in 2015), Connect the Youth ( in 2016), Yoga for Health ( in 2017), Yoga for Peace ( in 2018), Yoga for Climate Action ( in 2019), Yoga at Home ( in 2020), Yoga for Wellness ( in 2021), Yoga for Humanity ( in 2022) and this year it is Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam. Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam which literally means that the ‘Entire Globe is One Family' is well expounded by the Principal. “हर आंगन योग” is for those who are unable to attend the mass celebration of the IYD-2023. It emphasizes that they can perform Yoga regularly at their own homes in the company of their loved ones. The principal expressed his heartfelt joy in the way the display of the yogic skills is performed in unison. He emphasized the need for Yoga for everyone, especially in the lives of the students. Yoga teaches discipline and patience which is the basis for a thoughtful adolescent. He further motivated the students and the whole staff with his motivational encouragement. The program concluded with best wishes for the International Day of Yoga -2023 (IDY-2023) and congratulated the students and staff for organizing such a successful event.