[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

  (Ms. GABBARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, today, I am introducing a resolution to 
commemorate the first ever International Yoga Day.
  This day is occurring on Sunday, June 21, and it was a day that was 
designated by the United Nations with over 177 countries in support. 
Over 24 million Americans and 250 million people around the world 
practice some form of yoga, and, on Sunday, people all around the world 
will be celebrating the benefits of living a yoga lifestyle.
  India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, addressed the UN General 
Assembly on September 27, 2014, stating:

       Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition. It 
     embodies unity of mind and body, thought and action, 
     restraint and fulfillment, harmony between man and nature, a 
     holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about 
     exercise, but, rather, it is about discovering the sense of 
     oneness within yourself, the world, and nature.

  As a longtime yoga practitioner myself, I have experienced firsthand 
the positive impact of yoga on my own life, and I am honored to be 
introducing this resolution today and sharing with others the true 
meaning of yoga.

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