HP Governor urges people to make Yoga integral part of life

Himachal Pradesh governor Acharya Devvrat today urged the people to make Yoga a part of their daily life as he lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for getting recognition for this ancient system at the global level.

Participating in yoga exercises along with a large number of people including school children at the Ridge here, Devvrat said that "Our sages, while contemplating in the mountains, compiled this science and gave Yoga to the world which not only balances the soul, mind and intellect but also connects the soul with the divine".

He urged the people to make Yoga an integral part of life.

Yoga is the best means to purify the mind and soul, without which we can not envisage a healthy body, he said on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga today.

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