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World Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21st every year. The day celebrates the ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice of yoga. It also aims to promote the many benefits of yoga practice. In 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed the idea of celebrating the day on June 21 in his speech to the 69th General Assembly of the United Nations. World Yoga Day was celebrated for the first time in 2015 and has been celebrated in full every year since then. “Yoga for yourself and society” is the theme of World Yoga Day 2024. Yoga is more than a physical activity. This includes self-awareness, meditation, breathing exercises and chanting. Practicing yoga asanas has a positive impact on your overall health. Some of the notable benefits of yoga include:

1. Improves mental health: Yoga controls your breathing patterns. It helps improve mental health. Research shows that yoga can help relieve symptoms of depression.

2. Improves Flexibility: Yoga improves your overall health. Flexibility is an important element for physical health. Yoga poses of any intensity can help improve flexibility in people of all ages.

3. Reduce stress: Stress is more harmful than you think. If left uncontrolled, stress can increase the risk of various diseases. There are certain yoga poses that are particularly helpful in managing stress.

4. Improves quality of life: Yoga helps improve mental and physical health. Improves physical fitness, sleep patterns and immunity. Yoga can also help with pain management. All of these factors improve people's quality of life.

5. Prevents Pain: If you are struggling with pain, some yoga poses can relieve the pain naturally.

6. Improving Heart Health: A sharp increase in heart disease has been observed in recent years. Therefore, it has become necessary to use yoga as a tool to ensure heart health.

7. Strengthen your bones and joints: As we age, our joints and bones become weaker. However, yoga can help maintain muscle strength if practiced regularly.

8. Helps maintain a healthy weight: Like any other exercise, yoga can help you lose weight when combined with a good diet. Yoga burns calories and also helps target specific muscles.

9. Relaxed: Improving breathing patterns, reducing stress, and improving mental health can help keep your body relaxed. It reduces physical and mental stress throughout the body.

10. Helps prevent diseases: Yoga increases overall health, keeps organs healthy and reduces the risk of various diseases.