A network of 13 major Christian churches in the Indian state of Mizoram are telling their church congregations to stay away from the spiritual or physical practice of yoga. The Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC) leader and senior executive secretary of Mizoram Synod of Presbyterian Church Reverend Lalramliana Pachuau said that the churches regarded yoga […]
South Carolina School to Include Ancient Indian Exercise Yoga in Year End Celebrations
Hindus have commended Memminger Elementary School (MES) in Charleston (South Carolina, USA) for reportedly making yoga a major part of the end-of-the-school-year celebrations party on May 26. This mass yoga event was reportedly held in the gymnasium of MES, a University Partnership School also known as Memminger School of Global Studies. Calling it a step […]
How Spiritual Experience has Transcended Religious Belief in Yoga
Many North Americans and westerners are turning to practices that promote spiritual experience rather than religious beliefs. One such widely practiced phenomenon that contributes to this transition from religious belief to spiritual experience is the practice of Yoga. Amidst this transition there are also many who have taken on Yoga without any religious beliefs preceding […]
Yoga, Globalisation, Fast Food and How the World is One Family (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam)
The world will observe International Yoga Day on June 21, which happens to be the Summer Solstice – or longest day of the year. On the initiative spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at least 177 countries will participate in a 35-minute programme that has been devised for the purpose. The UN resolution to declare […]