Embassy of India

BELGRADE

Press Release

International Day of Yoga (IDY) in Serbia June 17, 2017

The Embassy of India, Belgrade in association with Government of Serbia and United Nations Country Team in Belgrade is marking International Day of Yoga in Serbia (IDY) on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The event in Belgrade will be held on June 17 at the Victor Statue, Kalemegdan Park. at 8 a.m.

The event will be held as per the Common Yoga Protocol prepared by Indian yoga experts, followed by workshops and consultations on Yoga, Ayurveda and Homeopathy in the City Hall of Belgrade. The participants will thus have an opportunity to interact with practitioners of Yoga, Ayurveda and Homeopathy and understand the benefits of these traditional fields of medicine.

United Nations General Assembly passed a Resolution in its 69th Session in 2014 to declare June 21 as the International Day of Yoga (IDY). In pursuance of this initiative, the Government of India celebrated the First International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 21, 2015 all over the world in a wholesome manner. The esteemed Government of Serbia was one among the 177 nations that had co-sponsored India’s Resolution in the United Nations to declare June 21 as the International Day of Yoga.

Embassy of India, Belgrade invites all yoga organisations in Serbia to mobilise yoga enthusiasts to participate in the IDY by assembling on Saturday, June 17,2017 at 8 a.m. at the Victor’s Statue at Kalemegdan. Yoga T-shirts and bottled water will be provided on the spot. All participants are advised to bring their yoga mats.

The Common Yoga Protocol links:

English version : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMf3bPS5wDs

Serbian Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEnwSuvy8CE&t=42s  

Belgrade May 19, 2017