Moscow, June 21 /TASS /. Muscovites, despite the cool weather, gathered at VDNH to celebrate the 11th International Yoga Day, reporters reported.
Participants are waiting for a rich program with classes, practices and cultural places. TV host Nikolai Drozdov and Australian singer Perukua, who studied healing activities, will participate in the festival.
During the opening ceremony with a welcome speech, the Indian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Vinay Kumar told the audience. He noted that such concern for yoga in the capital expressed its awareness and deep importance to the people of the town: “Your presence this morning, although the weather is quite cool, shows how many great yoga enthusiasts live in Moscow”
According to the diplomat, yoga is the way to a conscious life: “To live is breathing. And if we do not breathe consciously, we cannot live consciously.
The ambassador to thank the Moscow government for supporting and cooperating in the event preparation and acknowledging the work of the cultural program organizers: “My colleagues from the Cultural Center also tried to present a rich program about culture and music and dance, so that we can not only learn.
Bulat Nurmukhanov, Vice Chairman of Moscow Tourism Committee on Travel, also noted that the International Yoga Day has become part of the summer project in Moscow, held from June 1 to September 7 and combining thousands of events.
About the date
International Yoga Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014 about the initiative of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The celebration of the International Yoga Day at Moscow organized a cultural center named after Javaharlala Neur at the Indian Embassy along with the Moscow government.