Undeterred by the COVID-19-enforced curbs on social gatherings, Israelis assembled in smaller groups and observed the sixth International Yoga Day with a lot of fanfare across the country. “Gatherings of more than twenty people are not allowed but we, the Yoga and India enthusiasts, could not keep ourselves from celebrating the International Yoga day (IYD). Almost every form of Yoga has patrons in Israel but ‘Ashtanga Yoga’ with 95 centres across the country is clearly the favourite. “Preschool yoga, prenatal yoga, workplace yoga, yoga for soldiers yoga in its many forms has found its way into virtually every aspect of Israeli life. Even government ministries and the Jerusalem prosecutor’s office offer weekly yoga sessions to workers,” Chen, a Yoga teacher, who volunteers at schools and kindergartens, said.

Source: The Hindu June 22, 2020 01:39 UTC