JAMMU: A mass yoga program was organised by Dogra Sewa Sambhal Trust (Regd.) in Ward 56 Gangyal of Jammu city. Former Deputy Mayor Jammu & senior BJP leader Baldev Singh Billawaria participated in the International Yoga Day program and addressed the gathering on the importance of yoga for physical and mental health.
He said that "Yoga eradicates diseases" including yoga in the daily routine keeps the body and mind healthy. He said that everyone must take out time for yoga every day so that they can keep themselves healthy and doing Yoga also increases the age of a person and leads to a healthy life. He said that due to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yoga has got a new identity on the global stage and today the world is adopting India's thousands of years old yoga tradition.
He said that today International Yoga Day is celebrated with enthusiasm not only in Jammu and Kashmir but in the world by crores of people doing yoga. He further said that by including yoga in life, a person gets spiritual happiness and inspiration. In ancient times, sages and saints used to live a healthy life for more than a hundred years by practicing yoga, he added.
On the occasion of International Yoga Day, people of Gangyal and nearby areas participated in yoga with great enthusiasm. President of Dogra Sewa Sambhal Trust, Rajeev Sharma said that the trust has always worked in the national interest. Continuing this, today the members of the trust organised a yoga practice program on the occasion of International Yoga Day.