New Delhi: With Ministry of Ayush encouraging ‘Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family’ on sixth International Day of Yoga on June 21, lakhs of people including film stars have committed to be part of the programme.
Since mass gatherings are not advised in the present circumstances, the ministry has adopted the theme of ‘Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family’ to celebrate the day. It aims to encourage yoga based on the standardised common protocol from the respective homes of the participants at 7 am on Sunday.
The ministry in association with Prasar Bharati has made arrangements for telecasting a trainer-led yoga session on DD National. The highlight of the televised event would be the Yoga Day remarks of the Prime Minister, which would be televised at 6.30 am.
Numerous celebrities and influencers have shared motivational messages and thoughts encouraging the people to participate on the day. They include actors Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Milind Soman, and Shilpa Shetty Kundra.
To enable the people to prepare for the day, the Ministry had made various online resources available on its digital platforms like the Yoga Portal and the social media handles like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.