|| As Fit as A Fiddle! A Truth on this World Yoga Day! || By Kunal Roy

21 June. The International Yoga Day. Once more an observation in a befitting manner. The doubt remains if the principles are going to be followed in the manner they ought to be! Yet the day carriers a paramount importance to each one of us who wants to keep well all through! There is no other blessing as good as keeping a good health, physically, psychologically and spiritually!

  Yoga has been derived from Sanskrit. It suggests union. A blend. A synthesis of mind, body and soul in the right proportion! Different schools of thought actually define ‘Yoga’ from their own perspectives and analysis! Be it Hinduism, Jainism or Buddhism, the basic features are same. The tenets differ on approach and application! Each one of us prefers to follow his /her ideals or norms as set by them!  Research shows the variety of Yogas viz Karma, Bhakti, Kriya and Jnana. They chiefly enshrine chants, postures , meditation, concentration and many more beneficial aspects to reduce the stress, lift the mood and ensure a better life style!

   The practice of Yoga was first witnessed in the Indus Valley Civilization. Both in Rig Veda and Upanishads, the subject has been dealt with explicitly! In the modern context, it was first begun by Swami Vivekananda, the world wide famed spiritual figure! Later it has been adopted by various organisations including Patanjali! And today it has become a household story and every one in two individuals appoints a physiotherapist for keeping well in all situations. The International Yoga Day has a lot of promises to keep and miles to transverse before the world becomes a better place to live in! We simply don’t know how far our attempts will be successful! Still the journey must not halt at the middle of the story, no matter how many challenges we need to embrace, envisage, interpret before reaching the desired destination!!