People enjoy International Yoga Day at home, in parks

PATNA: Morning walkers and fitness enthusiasts in the city started their day on Sunday with ‘pranayama’ and ‘asanas’ on the International Yoga Day. They also maintained the social distancing norms in view of Covid-19 pandemic.
There was no organized public gathering or event in parks, stadiums and halls this year. The theme this year was ‘Yoga for Health — Yoga at Home’. However, some residents performed asanas during morning walks in city parks, zoo and Gandhi Maidan.
Birendra Kumar Singh (54) of SK Puri said, “Last year, I really enjoyed yoga session at Patliputra Sports Complex. This time it was a quiet affair.”
Mukesh Sharma (39) of Lodipur said he did not remember the right way to perform the asanas like ‘trikonasana’ and ‘vrikshasana’. “So, I took help from the Art of Living video and also uploaded my video to my social media accounts,” he said.
Shreshta Singh of Nageshwar Colony said she performed yoga in a group with light music while maintaining social distance. “Everyone in the apartment gathered on terrace and a yoga enthusiast in our building helped us perform the asanas,” she said.
Meanwhile, there was no yoga day event at Bihar School of Yoga at Munger. Only ascetics performed yoga at the ashram by maintaining social distancing norms.
Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi performed yoga at his Rajendra Nagar residence. Earlier, he shared a video saying, “Yoga has attained much importance during the pandemic as it increases the immunity level which helps in fighting the Covid-19.”
Union minister of state for health and family welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey also shared his video of performing yoga. He urged people to make yoga a part of their lives. “Regular practice of yoga is extremely important in this period. Yoga plays an important role in increasing immunity,” the minister said on Sunday.