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It was my pleasure to cover the 1st international yoga day with Sri Sri Ravishankar, Guruji, at Lincoln Center in New York. The event was organized by Art of Living & Global Citizen Forum .
Guruji, with his inspirational speech touched upon the meaning of yoga (it is not merely an exercise, it’s is a study of life your body, breath, mind, intellect, memory, and ego) . He explained meaning of Bhakti yoga, Jñāna yoga, Raj yoga, and Karma yoga. He also had a short guided meditation and some yoga. Guruji’s speech was followed by other dignitaries namely: Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi (chairman of the Global Citizen Forum, global Chairman of spice global), Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi (Chief Imam, All India Imam Organization), Arun Singh (Indian Ambassador to USA). Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi said that the Yoga should not belongs to any religion, it should be global. Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi talked about world peace and the importance about the Yoga in our day to day life.
Other prominent guest includes; Shri Dyaneshwar Mulay (Council general of India, New York), Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra (Deputy Consul General of India, New York), Bappi Lahiri & Kelly, and many more.
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