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More Belgian cities to host mass yoga events to mark 3rd Int'l Yoga Day

Xinhua, April 25, 2017 Adjust font size:

Some ten Belgian cities will join several European institutions in marking the third International Day of Yoga across the country, the Embassy of India here announced on Tuesday.

A series of mass yoga sessions and health workshops will be organized in conjunction with yoga institutes, school and universities between June 17 and 25. A flagship event will be held at the Bois de la Cambre park in Brussels on Sunday, June 18, where thousands are expected to attend.

The UN General Assembly declared June 21 as International Yoga Day in 2014, after passing a resolution proposed by India and supported by 175 countries. Endit