Basic breathing exercise 'Pranayama' to kick start Yoga practise, in Delhi

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'Prayanama' is the breathing cum meditation exercise which relaxes your mind and body and is also healthy for your lungs. This exercise also brings a sense of discipline amongst the yogis and yogini as one needs to sit upright in a stationary position. Fighting the war against unhealthy lifestyle, thousands of yogis and yoginis turned up for spreading the awareness for benefits of yoga all around the country on the 'International Yoga Day' Yoga is essentially a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science, which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is an art and science of healthy living. The word ‘Yoga’ is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’, meaning ‘to join’ or ‘to yoke’ or ‘to unite’. As per Yogic scriptures, the practice of Yoga leads to the union of ind