International Yoga Day Celebrations
Add years to your life and life to your years by embracing yoga in your life, is the order of the day.
In accordance with this maxim, International Yoga Day is observed every year on June 21st to raise awareness about this ancient practice and to celebrate the physical and spiritual prowess that yoga has brought to the world. Yoga is a practice that plays an important role in relaxing the mind and body and boosting people’s immune systems.
Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” is the theme for this year’s International Yoga Day 2023, which beautifully captures our shared aspiration for “One Earth, One Family, and One Future.” In tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the global celebration of yoga this year from the UN headquarters in NewYork, the students of the Delhi School of Excellence Attapur, depicted the same fervor and passionately took forward their celebration with great enthusiasm on 21st June 2023.
The event began with a brief introduction to Yoga Day by the participants, followed by a few warm-up exercises, ensuing a sprightly and perfect demonstration of various asanas, simultaneously sharing their health benefits with the audience. A good number of staff members also participated in the celebration enthusiastically. In tandem, activities like class demonstrations, essay writing, poster making, slogan writing and making a bookmark were also conducted across the grades. A pledge too was taken by everyone present to add emphasis and value to the celebration.
The celebration to uphold good health concluded with an address by the Principal Mr. Augustine Thomas, who exhorted that those who embraced yoga in their daily routine have actually unfolded a beautiful chapter of life which is about staying fit, living longer, healthier and happier.
He further encouraged students to practice yoga regularly to not only remain fit and improve concentration but also to keep at bay lifestyle diseases.
The students dispersed with a promise to practice this activity in their daily lives.