In honour of the International Day of Yoga, the Embassy of India in Turkmenistan holds festive celebrations in various cities of the country. One of these events was held at the sports school in Turkmenabat №7.

At the event, Indian experts held demonstration performances of yoga classes. Residents of the city also showed great interest in the festive event. They listened with great interest to the inspiring stories about the world famous relaxation exercises, and some even joined the experts and did some of the exercises together.

International Yoga Day is celebrated on the 21st of June. Yoga is an ancient physical, intellectual and spiritual experience that originated in India. The word «yoga» comes from the Sanskrit language and means «connection».

It is worth noting that the World Health Organization also recommends yoga as one of the measures to improve health in its plan for 2018-2030 to increase physical activity. Festive events are also held in Mary and Turkmenbashy. The final events will be held on the 21st of June in Ashgabat.