Director of Haryana Police Academy, Dr. Arshinder Singh Chawla said the purpose of celebrating International Yoga Day is to make people of the country and abroad aware of yoga and to inspire them to adopt an efficient lifestyle while remaining mentally and physically healthy.
Yoga is one of the most ancient disciplines of India. Yoga has not only created its own identity in the world but has also paved the way to become a ‘vishwaguru’. It is a matter of pride for all of us that yoga is being accepted at the global level.
Dr. Arshinder Singh Chawla was speaking as the chief guest at a yoga training programme organized on Friday at the Vachher Stadium of Madhuban Police Academy under the aegis of AYUSH Department, Haryana Yog Aayog and Patanjali in collaboration with Haryana Police Academy on the occasion of the 11th International Yoga Day 2025 to be held on June 21.
He said India had proposed to celebrate 21st June as International Yoga Day in the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 2014, and this proposal of India was accepted with the support of 177 countries and on 21 June 2015, the first International Yoga Day was celebrated at the international level. In this sequence, the 11th International Yoga Day will be celebrated on a very large scale on 21 June, 2025.
It is said in Ayurveda that yoga is a medicine that has the power to cure any disease in the universe. Regular yoga practice improves mental, intellectual and physical health, which leads you towards positivity, which proves to be helpful in the development of a person.
In this programme, yoga practice was done as per the yoga protocol. 4,000 trainees, staff members and officers participated in this yoga training programme. Explaining the importance of yoga, he said a common protocol has been set for International Yoga Day, and this includes subtle exercises, asanas, pranayama and meditation.
People of all age groups can easily do these simple activities with some precautions. Pointing towards the police, he said he knows that police life is full of challenges, so it is very important to include yoga in your working style.
On this occasion, Vice Chairman of Yoga Aayog, Sh. Roshan Lal said this year Haryana's resolution is – ‘Disease Free Haryana-Drug Free Haryana’. Doing yoga is beneficial for everyone, it strengthens compassion and service spirit towards others. Yoga not only benefits oneself but the entire society. He said yoga is an art as well as a science.
On this occasion, Sh. Baljinder Singh, Superintendent of Police of Haryana Police Academy, honoured Sh. Roshan Lal, by giving him a memento. The yoga training was conducted by the academy's yoga instructor Anil Kumar and Registrar of Yoga Aayog, Sh. Rajkumar. On this occasion, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sharif Singh, Gorakh Pal Rana, Mukesh Kumar, Dr. Rajpal, Dr. Sunil and others were present.