Yoga is the perfect amalgamation of health, peace and happiness: Grandmaster Akshar

BENGALURU: On this International Yoga Day (IYD),

Akshar Yoga

hosted a grand yoga session with a one minute Sirshasana (headstand) performed by a group of 500 yogis at the rooftop of World Trade Centre in Bangalore.

"Yoga is the perfect amalgamation of health, peace and happiness. Cleansing the mind, reducing stress and improving productivity, yoga is more than a fitness regimen but a way of life,"

Grandmaster Akshar

said while speaking on the occasion.

"Let us today pledge to take a leap to good health and wellness by imbibing the essence of yoga in our everyday lives," Akshar added

On this day, yoga enthusiasts from different parts of the globe, came together to participate in this memorable moment with Grandmaster Akshar, internationally acclaimed Yogic master and Founder, Akshar Yoga. Akshar Yoga trainers travelled to 120 locations globally on this day to perform yoga sessions in Mumbai, Lucknow, Delhi, United States, London, France, Iran, Japan and Australia.

<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fworldyogaorganisation%2Fvideos%2F1252073761587610%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe> As the world gradually realizes the potential that yoga holds as a holistic healing & wellness form, Akshar Yoga extended its solidarity to the purest and most sanctified form of ancient yoga by performing the headstand, for an entire minute. This event was streamed live & people participated from the world over. The celebrations concluded with a curtain raiser of new forms of Yoga designed by Grand Master Akshar.

In multiple locations, Akshar Yoga trainers conducted intense yoga sessions for people from all walks of life. Classes were conducted for army personnel in Kargil, officials of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bangalore among a range of sessions conducted in corporate offices, public spaces, colleges and schools.