Yoga Day precursor event at Nirankari Mission

Surendra Ullal

CHICAGO: Indian Consulate and Sant Nirankari Mission, Chicago organized an event on Sunday, May 20 at Sant Nirankari Bhavan and Community Center, West Chicago as a precursor to the 4th International Yoga Day being celebrated on a grand scale at Millennium Park on June 16. Over hundred community members of the Chicagoland area attended th

is event.

The event commenced with yoga exercises conducted by Yoga Instructor Yashpal Singh lasting for about 45 minutes. During the session, various types of yoga exercises were conducted followed by a message about the benefits of each exercise. The Yoga session was followed by a talk on Yoga by Ms. Prerna Arya, Teacher of Indian Culture at the Consulate and a spiritual discourse by Rana Singh, spiritual devotee of the Nirankari Mission. The spiritual discourses were followed by bhajans and devotional songs.

Indian Consul and Head of Chancery D.B. Bhati briefed attendees about celebration of 4th International Day of Yoga in detail. He said this year the Yoga Day will be celebrated in collaboration with the City of Chicago and Chicago-Delhi Sister-City Relations Committee. The event will be inaugurated at 11 am in the presence of dignitaries, government officials, community leaders and Yoga followers. This would be followed by practice of common yoga protocol and other yoga activities.

He also mentioned about the extra-ordinary efforts made by Consul General Ms. Neeta Bhushan for securing Millennium Park as the venue of 4th International Day of Yoga. He strongly pitched community members to come and join the Consulate at Millennium Park in order to make the event a mega success. He also urged all the Community organizations and media partners to extend whole-hearted support in celebrating International Day of Yoga.