The reasons for putting in the hours on the mat are bountiful: visible triceps, a steady mind, licence to spend silly money on a yoga bralette. Less appealing to many is that bit, post-savasana, when ...

June 21 is marked as the International Yoga Day and the AYUSH Ministry has stated that chanting of 'Om' and other Vedic mantras before the yoga session on this day is not compulsory but voluntary.

International Yoga Day to be celebrated on June 21 Letter to schools, colleges, offices says 'chant Om, prayers' Yoga Day celebrations to be held in Chandigarh this year New Delhi: In a move ...

The AYUSH Ministry on Tuesday said chanting of 'Om' and other Vedic mantras before the yoga session on International Yoga Day on June 21 is not compulsory but voluntary. The AYUSH Ministry on Tuesday ...

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), May 23: Referring to the ongoing controversy over chanting of vedic mantras while performing Yoga, vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari’s wife Salma Ansari on Monday said that ...

A fresh controversy broke out on Tuesday over the UGC’s directive asking universities and colleges to follow Ayush ministry’s yoga protocol that begins with chanting of ‘Om’ and some Sanskrit sholakas ...

There has been a controversy over performing Suryanamaskar and chanting Om, with Muslim groups saying their faith does not allow such a practice. ‘Suryanamaskar asana’ will not be part of this year’s ...

New Delhi, May 17: After huge controversy the AYUSH ministry on Tuesday clarified that chanting ‘Om’ and other Vedic mantras before the yoga session on International Yoga Day which will be held next ...

NEW DELHI: Muslim groups on Wednesday slammed a directive from India's Hindu nationalist government for participants in International Yoga Day to chant “Om”, citing religious bias. The mass outdoor ...

The sound of OM is basically three syllables AUM, which when pronounced together, result in a deep vibration inside your vocal chords, and your body at large. When you take a deep breath in and start ...

Amid row over chanting of ‘Om’ before yoga session on International Yoga Day, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said it is not mandatory. He said it is just a sort of exercise or discipline ...