The United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014, declared 21 June as International Yoga Day. Yoga in India has been seen as a mental, physical and spiritual practice of about 5,000 thousand years old. Yoga originated in ancient India when people used to meditate to transform their body and mind.
A special date of yoga practice all over the world and celebration as Yoga Day was started by the Indian Prime Minister from the United Nations General Assembly.
Yoga is very important for everyone and if it is done daily in the morning then it will prove beneficial for everyone. Its official name is UN International Day of Yoga and it is also called Yoga Day. It is a world class event celebrated by people of all countries through yoga, meditation, debate, meeting, discussion, presentation of various cultural programs etc.