Indian leader calls for global yoga day
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India's Prime Minister has asked world leaders to start an International Yoga Day. He was speaking at the U.N. General Assembly for the first time. He said yoga was good for the mind and body, and that it could help climate change. He said yoga provides harmony between humans and nature. He called it "an invaluable gift" from India's culture. He said: "It is not about exercise, but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature." He added that we could deal with climate change if we changed our lifestyle and understood nature more.
Many doctors say yoga is a good way to stay physically and mentally healthy. It focuses on exercise, breathing and meditation. A lot of research says it helps people with heart disease, high blood pressure and lower back pain. It can also improve our mood, reduce stress and make us sleep better. Research also says people need to be careful when doing yoga. A large survey in Australia of people who did yoga showed that about 20 per cent of them got injured while practicing yoga. There is already a World Yoga Day. This was started by the world-yoga-day.org website in 2007.
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