District-Level Yoga Program Held in Una, Draws Participation of 600 People

June 21, 2026

Programmes were organised to mark International Yoga Day in Una district on Sunday. The main district level event was held at Himcaps Nursing and Law College, Badhera. Around 600 participants including trainees, students, officers and staff of various departments and local people performed yoga.

Yoga instructors from the Department of Ayush made the participants practice various Yogasanas and Pranayama. He also spoke about the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of Yoga. This yoga session lasted for an hour. The chief guest of the program, Assistant Commissioner Una Vinay Modi, described yoga as an invaluable knowledge given by sages and saints. He said that Yoga has given global recognition to India’s ancient knowledge tradition. Modi described the mantra of ‘Do Yoga, Stay Healthy’ as the basis of a healthy and balanced life.

He called upon the youth, in particular, to make Yoga a part of their lifestyle. The Assistant Commissioner said that regular practice of Yoga infuses positive energy in the body and mind, motivating a person to lead a stress-free and disciplined life.

Describing the youth as the pivot of society and nation building, he said that Yoga makes them physically and mentally strong. MLA Satpal Satti said that Yoga is not just exercise, but the basis of a healthy body, calm mind and balanced life.

District Ayurveda Officer Dr. Kiran Sharma informed that pre-Yoga Day activities were organized across the district for the last one month to commemorate the International Yoga Day. As part of these activities, Yoga camps and awareness programmes were conducted at various places.

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In these camps, Yoga instructors and practitioners of the Department of Ayush made people aware of the importance of Yoga and the benefits of regular Yoga practice. Dr. Sharma urged people to make Yoga an integral part of daily life. Apart from this, a program was also organized on Yoga Day at the District BJP Office Una. In this, MLA Satpal Satti practiced yoga with the workers. Yashpal Thakur and Baldev Dogra, in-charge of Patanjali Yog Samiti, Una, gave the message of healthy life by making everyone practice yoga.

Thanks to all the office bearers and members of the committee Una, Vivek Sharma, MLA of Kutlehar assembly constituency, participated in the yoga program held at Senior Secondary School Thanakalan. During this, he practiced yoga with people. Former minister Virendra Kanwar participated in the yoga program held at Gaushala police station in Bangana and former MLA Devendra Kumar Bhutto and state spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Tikka Shivendra Pal.