Visit our website:
http://www.france24.com
Like us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/France24_en
Category
đź—ž
NewsTranscript
00:00Arms stretched out, now downward dog.
00:04In New York's Times Square,
00:06hundreds of yoga lovers attend an outdoor class
00:09despite the sweltering heat.
00:11It's so nice to have all these people around me
00:13when I'm doing the yoga.
00:15It's a nice experience.
00:16And being in Times Square, all around,
00:18it's so beautiful.
00:20Whilst some come to discover the practice
00:22for the first time,
00:23other connoisseurs come to relax
00:25and escape from their worries.
00:27And I think just the nature of the world
00:29and our own inner turmoil and conflict,
00:32I think people are more interested in it
00:34as a way of solving.
00:36Founded in India,
00:37yoga is an ancestral practice.
00:39It focuses on bringing together
00:41the body, mind and soul
00:43through physical postures,
00:44breathing techniques and meditation.
00:47In its country of origin,
00:49yoga is practiced by roughly
00:51one third of the population.
00:53In New Delhi,
00:54hundreds have come to take part
00:56in an event organized to mark the day.
01:02Yoga is an important part of our lives.
01:04If we don't do yoga,
01:05we will not remain healthy.
01:07Our Prime Minister has taken the initiative
01:09to make it known internationally
01:11and as a result,
01:12all the countries in the world are doing yoga
01:14and paying attention to it.
01:18It is even being used to boost tourism
01:21in certain parts of India
01:22with visitors coming to the country
01:24specifically to learn yoga.
01:26An idea pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
01:30who is a keen yogi himself.