International Day of Yoga on Monday has inspired millions, the Prime Minister in his message said it is a ray of hope, meanwhile the fitness freak Malaika Arora draws focus on yoga and urges fans to integrate the form of fitness as a part of their in their lives. She says “I started practicing yoga after I suffered from an injury while dancing a few years back. It helped heal the pain and overcome it gradually. I have never looked back since then. It is a way of life for me now,” says Malaika.
“Yoga in general is very relaxing and effective if done correctly, so I think instead of focusing on one or two asanas, one should try and integrate it in their daily lives. I swear by breathing exercises. Anulom vilom, kapalbhati, bhastrika etc magic asanas to relieve stress and anxiety. It also helps you get proper sleep,” she adds.
Malaika, like many celebrities, often falls prey to social media trolls. She claims trolling does not affect her anymore.
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“It doesn’t affect me anymore. People who troll are not my family, they are not my friends, they are not my fans..so they don’t matter to me. And the things that don’t matter, I happily ignore and move on,” Malaika says.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said yoga remains a “ray of hope” as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic and asserted that in these difficult times it has become a source of inner strength. He also launched M-yoga today
Addressing the 7th International Yoga Day programme, PM Modi also said that in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), India has taken another important step and now the world is going to get the power of M-Yoga application, which will have many videos of yoga training based on Common Yoga Protocol available in different languages of the world.
अब विश्व को, M-Yoga ऐप की शक्ति मिलने जा रही है।
इस ऐप में कॉमन योग प्रोटोकॉल के आधार पर योग प्रशिक्षण के कई विडियोज दुनिया की अलग अलग भाषाओं में उपलब्ध होंगे: PM @narendramodi #YogaDay
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 21, 2021
This will help us in making the ‘One World, One Health’ motto successful, he said.
“At a time when the whole world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic, yoga remains a ray of hope,” Modi said.