Akshar Yoga ushers in International Yoga Day 2017 with a minute long Sirshasana (headstand)

Events conducted across more than six countries

Bengaluru, June 22, 2017: On this International Yoga Day (IYD), Akshar Yoga hosted a grand yoga session with a 1 minute Sirshasana (headstand) performed by a group of 500 yogis at the rooftop of World Trade Centre, Bangalore. Yoga enthusiasts from different parts of the globe, came together to participate in this memorable moment with Grandmaster Akshar, internationally acclaimed Yogic master and Founder, Akshar Yoga. Akshar Yoga trainers travelled to 120 locations globally on this day to perform yoga sessions in Mumbai, Lucknow, Delhi, United States of America, London, France, Iran, Japan and Australia.

As the world gradually realizes the potential that yoga holds as a holistic healing & wellness form, Akshar Yoga extended its solidarity to the purest and most sanctified form of ancient yoga by performing the headstand, for an entire minute. This event was streamed live & people participated from the world over. The celebrations concluded with a curtain raiser of new forms of Yoga designed by Grand Master Akshar.

In multiple locations, Akshar Yoga trainers conducted intense yoga sessions for people from all walks of life. Classes were conducted for army personnel in Kargil, officials of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bangalore among a range of sessions conducted in corporate offices, public spaces, colleges and schools.

Speaking on the occasion, Grandmaster Akshar said, “Yoga is the perfect amalgamation of health, peace and happiness. Cleansing the mind, reducing stress and improving productivity, yoga is more than a fitness regimen but a way of life. On this International Yoga Day, let us pledge to take a leap to good health and wellness by imbibing the essence of yoga in our everyday lives.”

Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)