RAJSHAHI, June 22, 2021 (BSS) - The seventh International Day of Yoga (IDY)-2021 was celebrated here with a large number of people of different ages doing Yoga together at different places in the region.
 
On the occasion, the Assistant High Commission of India in Rajshahi and Indian Council for Cultural Relations jointly organised a virtual session of Common Yoga Protocol in association with Quantum Foundation on Monday.

Assistant High Commissioner Sanjeev Kumar Bhati highlighted how the celebration of IDY over the years has boosted Yoga’s popularity and converted it into a mass movement for health during his welcome address.

Quantum Foundation Adviser Professor Dr Manzurul Haque gave scientific reasons to underline the relevance of Yoga during the ongoing pandemic.

Sports associations, Yoga associations and institutes, students from various schools, colleges and universities participated in the celebrations of IDY.

Disseminating his expertise on the issue Prof Manzurul said regular yoga practice is very important for both physical and mental happiness coupled with generating self-confidence and courage in human beings.
 
Yoga can also bring joy and peace in body and mind and its practice is very much significant to keep the body disease-free and workable.
 
He told the meeting identically that yoga plays an important role towards maintaining connection between body and mind.
 
Regular yoga practice reduces many physical disorders like high blood pressure, lever problem, constipation, skin disease, obesity, arthritis, asthma, diabetes and migraine.
 
He, however, put emphasis on enhancing the requisite facilities for yoga practice together with generating public awareness in this regard.

In his remarks, Sanjeev Kumar Bhati said yoga practice is a complete exercise method for human beings. It acts as a bigger antibiotic to protect the body from various diseases. Many of the physicians are now seen saying about exercise for physical fitness.
 
According to the present medical science, only medicines cannot be the means of sound health.

The Assistant High Commission organised a virtual session on 'Yoga for Covid-19 Management' on Sunday highlighting contributions of Yoga for Wellness. The Yoga session was conducted by Nowrin Ahmed.