Significant increase in popularity of yoga in US, says Indian Ambassador | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Significant increase in popularity of yoga in US, says Indian Ambassador | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By PTI |Washington |Updated: June 17, 2019 3:32:08 pm

Significant increase in popularity of yoga in US, says Indian Ambassador

According to a study, 'Yoga in America was brought out by the Yoga Journal and Yoga Alliance', the number of its practitioners in the US has increased to more than 36 million.

The popularity of Yoga has increased not only in India but other countries as well. (Source: File Photo)

There has been a significant increase in the popularity of yoga in the United States after the UN in 2014 declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, India’s Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla said. Addressing hundreds of yoga enthusiasts at the National Monument on Washington on Sunday, Shringla said that yoga has been widely adopted by people all over the world, transcending linguistic and cultural boundaries, and has millions of practitioners in USA.