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LTRP Note<\/strong>: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes only and not as an endorsement. Also see our links below for Lighthouse Trails coverage on Yoga and “Christian” Yoga.<\/p>\n

\"\"By the Huffington Post<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The United Nations declared June 21st as International Yoga Day, just three months after India’s newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> used some of his valuable minutes during his address to the U.N. General Assembly to introduce it. With an unprecedented 177 countries signed on, including the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom and Russia, it might be an indication that the winds are changing. The resolution adopted by the General Assembly garnered a record number of co-sponsors.<\/p>\n

In my recent meeting with Minister Sripad Naik of the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy), I saw for myself how incredibly optimistic he and his team are about their work and the role of AYUSH for a wider community. I left our meeting so encouraged to know that India is leading the way and remaining courageous to bring forth, perhaps the most missed agenda item in world policies, that of spirituality. Click here <\/a>to continue reading.<\/p>\n

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