Well, since 21 June was International Yoga Day, I’ve received several messages about doing Yoga and its benefits.

I woke up in the morning to this one.

This actually brought a smile to my face because all the runners who used to thunder past my lazy amble have now vanished . In their stead, I see thin, almost skeletal beings slowly walking past with a yoga mat tucked under their arms.

I saw this one first thing in the morning and I was frankly quite inspired to do some stretches if not the actual poses.

I can just about manage the first pose for 10 seconds ( if I count really fast) before I teeter to one side . The other two are still poses I dream of doing one day.

And finally this one which combines good sentiment with great photo shopping technique

Or can yogis really balance on a lotus leaf ? I doubt it.

And finally this one that celebrated the Seventh International Yoga Day.

Shot across all the continents, covering length and breath of the country, featuring the legendary singers like Kailash kher, Shankar mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, K.S. Chithra, Daler Mahendi and several International artists.

Happy international Day of Yoga 2021.

Special thanks – Ministry of Information and Broadcasting & Ministry of AYUSH.

While I completely endorse the sentiment I thought that doing Yoga in a PPE suit was stretching it a bit too far.

Even walking with an N 95 mask leaves me dyspneic.

But I hope you did some yoga at least (like the 3000 people who did it in New York’s Times Square.)

As for me, I started the day with my usual stretches and ended it with a well deserved Shavasana!

Ciao